Team - Stephens Insight Group

The Deadline Was Mentioned. I Just Could Not Remember Where.

September 1, 2026 by Kari Kennedy Agile Transformation

Tags: Collaboration, Jira, Productivity, Team, Transparency

Five colleagues gathered around a laptop at a bright, brick-walled office table, one pointing at the screen.

A deadline mentioned in an email, a Teams message, and a SharePoint update all at once is not a memory problem. It is a transparency problem, and the fix is a real source of truth.

Why Psychological Safety Mattered More Than Role Clarity

August 19, 2026 by Kari Kennedy Agile Transformation

Tags: Collaboration, Decision-Making, Psychological Safety, Role Clarity, Team

Six colleagues gathered around a laptop and tablet, reviewing work together in a bright, brick-walled loft office.

A well-meant question about ownership can land as blame. See why psychological safety, not role clarity, was the real gap on one team.

What It Actually Takes to Launch an Agile Release Train

August 13, 2026 by Dr. Josh Stephens, Founder & Principal Consultant Agile Transformation

Tags: Agile Release Train, ART Launch, HR Transformation, PI Planning, SAFe, SAFe Training, Team

Five colleagues gathered around a laptop in a bright loft office with exposed brick walls and large industrial windows

Ten HR teams called themselves agile. Here’s how we defined team boundaries, ran SAFe training, and launched a real Agile Release Train in one quarter.