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Agilar Team
02 Sep, 2025
Starting to clean the house: Lessons from the first OKR pilots
Adopting OKRs is like cleaning house: start with one room, prepare your tools, and build habits that last. Learn how one FMCG company made their first pilots work.
product ownership
Agilar Team
18 Aug, 2025
Why every organization needs to rethink its design
Every growing organization eventually hits the same wall: misaligned teams, endless priorities, and leaders buried in meetings instead of making real decisions. These aren’t failures—they’re natural side effects of complexity. The solution isn’t another restructure, but a strategic rethink of organizational design. Learn how transforming the way your company aligns, prioritizes, and executes can reduce chaos, boost agility, and create the conditions for people to do their best work.
business agility
Agilar Team
14 Aug, 2025
How a Belgian delivery company transformed with Scrum
When a Belgian postal company tried Scrum, the first Sprints looked like failure. Delivery stalled, tensions rose, and leadership doubted their choice. But 18 months later, Tracked Mail had become one of the most trusted product teams in the organization. Here’s how they navigated early turbulence, tough conversations, and market pressure — and the lessons your teams can apply today.
business agility
scrum mastery
Agilar Team
13 Aug, 2025
Five lessons from a Scrum Master development journey
How do Scrum Masters grow beyond their daily responsibilities? At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, a development journey using Beanstalk turned a diverse group of Scrum Masters into a thriving community of practice. Here are five practical lessons you can apply to unlock growth in your own teams.
business agility
Agilar Team
13 Aug, 2025
Lessons learned from a phased OKR implementation
When a global consumer goods company introduced OKRs, it didn’t go for a big-bang launch. Instead, it rolled them out in phases—piloting in a few countries, refining the model, and scaling what worked. Along the way, they discovered three critical lessons: OKRs aren’t just goals, leadership must lead the way, and one size never fits all.
business agility
Agilar Team
30 Jul, 2025
Five lessons from a bank’s agile maturity assessment
Looking Agile isn’t the same as being Agile. A European bank learned that context, clarity, and co-creation—not rituals—drive real maturity. Discover five lessons from their Agile maturity assessment that turned reflection into progress.
business agility
Agilar Team
29 Jul, 2025
Three lessons from a postal operator’s agile transformation
Big pressure often exposes fragile foundations. Belgium’s postal operator learned that clarity, trust, and quality were the real accelerators of change. Discover three lessons from their Agile transformation that continue to shape how teams deliver—and grow—today.
business agility
Agilar Team
25 Jul, 2025
Six lessons from a global CPG company’s Agile Transformation
Big change doesn’t always start with a grand plan. By following energy, starting small, and empowering teams, transformation grows naturally. Discover six lessons from a global CPG company’s Agile journey.
business agility
Agilar Team
24 Jul, 2025
We don’t define products, we discover them
The “perfect plan” often hides the real problem. By inspecting, adapting, and embracing mistakes, teams uncover better solutions. Learn how discovery—not definition—leads to products that truly deliver value.
business agility
Agilar Team
23 Jul, 2025
How to scale Agile in large organizations: lessons from a bank’s transformation
Scaling Agile in large organizations isn’t just about adding teams or tools — it’s about redesigning how the entire business works. A global bank’s transformation shows how agility can unlock speed, resilience, and customer focus across the enterprise. Their lessons offer a playbook for any organization looking to scale Agile beyond IT.
business agility
scrum mastery
