Agile Transition
Why Leaders Believe the Product Operating Model Will Succeed Where Agile Initiatives Failed
TL; DR: Why Leaders Support the Product Operating Model Despite Agile’s Failure Why might leaders turn to the Product Operating…
Product Washing: The Pitfalls of a Superficial Product Operating Model Transformation
TL; DR: Product Washing By all means, the “Product Operating Model” (POM) has surged in popularity, especially among traditional organizations…
Transformation to Agile Primitives: Rebuilding Agility from the Ground Up
TL;DR: A Guide to Escape Agile Framework Fatigue Undergoing a transformation to Agile Primitives from a botched [insert your failed…
Agile Primitives — Beyond Frameworks
TL;DR: Agile Primitives Are we losing sight of what truly matters in Agile? The future isn’t about rigidly adhering to…
Founder Mode: The Dark Side of a Hyped Model
TL;DR: The Perils of Founder Mode This article delves into the darker aspects of Founder Mode, popularized by Paul Graham…
The Pre-Mortem: Preventing Product Failure Before It Strikes
TL; DR: The Pre-Mortem: A Non-negotiable Part of Your Product Development Toolbox Do you want to build products that avoid…
From Transparency to the Perils of Oversharing
TL; DR: Why Too Much Transparency Can Have a Detrimental Effect While transparency is often touted as essential in Agile,…
You Don’t Get Paid to Practice Scrum
TL; DR: Why Solving Customer Problems Instead Matters Scrum is just a tool; your job is to solve real customer…
Quick Scrum Gains to Elevate Your Standing as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach
TL; DR: Quick Scrum Gains Suppose you are a Scrum Master or Agile Coach. Have you recently been asked to…
Agile Regulated Industries: Hiring Scrum Masters Instead of Project Managers?
TL; DR: Agile Regulated Industries Are there agile regulated industries, or is that an oxymoron? Recently, I received a project…