"A quality civil society has three underpinnings
1. A commitment to pluralism.
2. An open door to meritocracy.
3. And a full embrace to cosmopolitan ethic."
The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."
I don't know what Agile means.
Nobody does.
That's why it works.
I make $425,000 a year.
To move sticky notes.
From left to right.
On a board.
The board is digital now.
The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.
Progress.
Day one, I said "we need to break down silos."
Everyone nodded.
Silos are bad.
I don't know why.
But destroying them is a career.
My career.
I introduced "squads."
Squads are teams.
But disrupted.
We disrupted the teams into teams.
Different names.
Same people.
Same problems.
But Agile problems now.
Agile problems are strategic.
A senior engineer asked what we're actually changing.
I said, "The mindset."
He asked what that means.
I said, "It's a journey."
He asked where we're going.
I said, "Toward agility."
He asked what agility means.
I pointed at the sticky notes.
They were moving left to right.
That's velocity.
We have velocity now.
The VP of Engineering said two-week sprints don't fit their work.
I said, "That's waterfall thinking."
Waterfall is bad.
Like silos.
I don't know what waterfall is.
But I know it's bad.
She stopped talking.
Waterfall accusations end conversations.
We had a retrospective.
In the retro, we discussed what went wrong.
Everything went wrong.
We put it on sticky notes.
Then we moved the sticky notes.
Into a column called "Parking Lot."
The Parking Lot is where problems go to die.
It's full.
We don't look at it.
That's agile.
Velocity is up 40%.
I defined velocity.
I also defined the points.
I also defined the stories.
We're crushing it.
At the things I made up.
To measure.
Ourselves.
The CEO asked for ROI.
I showed a chart.
The chart went up.
Charts should go up.
This one did.
I didn't label the Y-axis.
Nobody asked.
Leadership is confidence.
We do standups now.
Every day.
We stand.
For 45 minutes.
Standing is agile.
Sitting is waterfall.
My legs hurt.
But we're transforming.
The transformation is now "Phase 3."
Phase 1 was assessment.
Phase 2 was implementation.
Phase 3 is "continuous improvement."
Continuous means forever.
Forever means job security.
I'm very secure.
My contract was extended.
Three more years.
For "cultural impact."
The culture is confused.
But impacted.
Agile transformation isn't about being agile.
It's about transforming.
Continuously.
Toward more transformation.
The destination is the journey.
The journey is billable.
Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V is the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, as designated by Mawlana Shah Karim in accordance with the historical Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim tradition and practice of nass.
The announcement was made in the presence of the Imam’s family and senior Jamati leaders, in Lisbon on 5 February 2025, following the reading of Mawlana Shah Karim’s Will.
The Nur of Imamat, in unbroken hereditary succession from Hazrat Mawlana Ali (peace be upon him), is vested in our 50th Imam, Mawlana Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V.
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پٹرول کی قیمت میں کمی کے باوجود ٹرانسپورٹ کرایوں میں کمی نہ ہونے پر وزیراعلی پنجاب @MaryamNSharif کا اظہار برہمی
وزیراعلٰی پنجاب مریم نوازشریف نے چھٹی والے دِن بھی اجلاس بلالیا
وزیراعظم شہبازشریف کے پٹرول میں کمی کا بڑا ریلیف کرایوں میں کمی کی صور ت عوام کو پہنچایاجائے، وزیراعلٰی کی سخت ہدایت
محکمہ ٹرانسپورٹ اور پولیس کو ٹرانسپورٹ کے کرایوں میں فوی کمی کے لئے آپریشن شروع کرنے کی ہدایت
وزیراعلٰی پنجاب نے شکایات اور معائنہ کمیشن کوبھی فوری اقدامات کی ہدایات کردیں
روٹی، کرائے سمیت دیگر اشیاءکی قیمتوں کو سرکاری نرخوں پر قائم رکھنے کو یقینی بنایا جائے
کوتاہی برداشت نہیں ہوگی، وزیراعلٰی نے حکام کو خبردار کردیا
All those so called industrialist you have spoken pls do share their list so that if they want to apply for such facility they are denied with rational given by you or them to digest but you have to critique for any thing and every thing !
U can also share the list as it might help the agencies too for good cause !
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