Agile Transformation

Achieving Agility without full Agile

Achieving Agility without full Agile

Learn how carrying fewer "clubs" of methodology and focusing on the right tools at the right moment can transform your approach. Dive into Hard Yards' unconventional strategy that revitalized a DoD client's innovation with just the right dose of Agile.

Stop Doing Agile Transformations That Don't Work. Transform Your Business Instead.

Stop Doing Agile Transformations That Don't Work. Transform Your Business Instead.

Discover the essence of Agile success through the 'Five E's' – Embrace Learning, Encourage Improvement, Enact Governance, Enable Collaboration, and Evolve Beyond. Unveil a transformative journey that reshapes not just practices, but the very heart of your organization.

Storms, Gophers and Groundhog Day...Can You Develop a High-Performing Team?

Storms, Gophers and Groundhog Day...Can You Develop a High-Performing Team?

If your team has ever gone through a personnel change, you can probably relate to Bishop Pickering in Caddyshack as he plays golf in a storm. Jim Kockler’s post walks through the challenges teams face and provides guidance on how to weather any storm, no matter how tumultuous.

Baking Agility into the Way We Solve Problems

Baking Agility into the Way We Solve Problems

Like ”The Great British Baking Show,” as new members on the Hard Yards team, we too were “challenged” with our first task, which was to gauge the progress of an organization in their agile transformation effort. We tackled our challenge through focus, practice, and mindset.