Bilal Iqbal

MBA, B.Eng, LSSBB, PMP, SPC, PMI-ACP, CSM, CCP

In today’s business world, organizations continually seek ways to stay ahead of the competition through building efficiencies (to reduce costs and overheads), enticing existing customer base (to stabilize revenue), and/or growing customer base (to increase revenue). However, not every organization takes on a ‘transformative’ initiative to achieve these goals. Some organizations find themselves on a

Agile is no longer just a buzzword; almost every technology company in North America (and beyond) is trying to leverage, adopt or experiment with an Agile variant. I will not pretend to be an authority on the ‘right way’ or the ‘wrong way’ of transforming delivery to Agile but will passionately argue my case against

Over the past decade, there has been a significant uptake in Agile enablement initiatives across many industries, ranging from finance and insurance to IT and telecom. There are many different rationales presented to justify this increasing trend towards the adoption of Agile tools and methodologies, but one of the most compelling argument is ‘effective management

I am under no illusion that this is a topic that divides many in the Agile community. Obviously, I bring my own perspective and in the spirit of Agile and everything collaboration, I welcome (and am open to) other opinions and experiences. Back in 2006, I had the opportunity to learn about this shiny new

Over the years, I have been exposed to several “Agile transformations” within the private and public sectors. I had the honor of leading three of these engagements since 2006. Without getting into a detailed conversation regarding my views on Agile, it would suffice to say that I believe Agile has certainly become the buzzword of

We hear about a lot of companies undergoing organizational change today for many different reasons. These reasons include, but are not limited to, improving operations, turning around or restructuring divisions (or business) to help reach the “strategic objectives”. However, it all comes down to facilitating a change in the way PEOPLE work within a given