E106 Getting More from LeSS with Robert Briese and Konstantin Ribel
In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Robert Briese and Konstantin Ribel. They discussed Agile, Scrum, Large-Scale Scrum using LeSS and the practical application of these within organizations. Robert shares the history of his company, Lean Sherpas and we get to understand how we can often do more when we simplify.
Robert is the founder and CEO of Lean Sherpas GmbH. As one of only 23 certified Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Trainers in the world he works with individuals, teams, and organizations on adopting practices for agile and lean development as well as improving organizational agility through cultural change. Lean Sherpas is a Germany-based Agile Coaching company that operates worldwide.
Konstantin is a Scrum Master – the first fomenter of the LeSS Huge adoption at BMW Group’s Autonomous Driving division. He is also one of the 23 certified Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Trainers across the world. He is convinced that today’s organizations need a radical structural change to shift mindsets, and unleash collective intelligence. His strong desire to learn and question the status quo help him achieve his vision: organizations where human intelligence and efforts are highly respected.
Listen to the full episode to understand LeSS, Large-Scale Scrum, how it differs from SAFe, how to simplify to accomplish more. Also, you’ll get suggestions on books and training for large-scale scrum.
Connect with Robert:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/robriese/
Connect with Konstantin:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantin-ribel/
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Lean Sherpas is a Germany-based Agile Coaching company that operates worldwide. In order to achieve higher levels of productivity, our clients aim to sustainably and quickly deliver value and innovation by creating learning organizations. With our deep knowledge of lean and agile thinking and organizational tools, we provide guidance and support to reach higher heights.
Robert Briese is a coach, consultant, and trainer in agile and lean product development and the founder and CEO of Lean Sherpas GmbH.
As one of only 23 certified Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Trainers in the world he works with individuals, teams, and organizations on adopting practices for agile and lean development as well as improving organizational agility through cultural change.
He worked with (real) startups (Penta), Corporate Start-Ups (Ringier, Yello), and also big organizations (SAP, BMW, adidas) to create an organizational design and adopt practices that allow faster customer feedback, learning, and greater adaptability for change.
He is a frequent speaker at conferences and gives regularly training in Large-Scale Scrum. You can read more about him here:
https://less.works/profiles/robert-briese and follow Lean Sherpas on Instagram.
Konstantin Ribel is a Scrum Master – the first fomenter of the LeSS Huge adoption at BMW Group’s Autonomous Driving division.
He worked in various engineering fields such as complex hardware design, embedded SW development and project management in United Kingdom and Germany.
Konstantin is convinced that today’s organizations need a radical structural change to shift mindsets, and unleash collective intelligence. His strong desire to learn and question the status quo help him achieve his vision: organizations where human intelligence and efforts are highly respected.
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