Food for Agile Thought’s issue #207—shared with 23,508 peers—continues its support of Liberating Structures; this time, Barry addresses the Sprint Review. We enjoy the State of DevOps 2019 report, and then we follow up on the Sprint Review with an unconventional suggestion.
We also learn to distinguish between delivery and product teams; we acquire new skills to influence the business side, and we delve into OKR and hypotheses as a means of team alignment.
Lastly, we learn about three obsolete, yet popular mental models of the industrial paradigm impeding transformations.
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🏆 The Essential Read: State of DevOps 2019
(via TechBeacon): 2019 Accelerate State of DevOps: How elites drive high performance
Nicole Forsgren presents the 2019 edition of the State of DevOps report. Download your free copy now.
Agile & Scrum
(via Scrum.org): Improving the Sprint Review with Liberating Structures (Variant #1)
Fellow PST Barry Overeem takes on improving the Sprint Review with Liberating Structures.
: 3 mindset shifts for agile transformations
Marcus Hammarberg lists three mental models of the industrial paradigm you need to lose if you want your transformation to succeed.
: Are Sprint Reviews Necessary? The Answer Might Surprise You
Mike Cohn believes that for many teams, the Sprint Review has run its course, and it’s time to stop doing them.
📅 Final Call: Liberating Structures Workshop for Scrum — Berlin, Sept 7th, 2019
Join us for another exciting LS Scrum workshop on September 7th, 2019, in Berlin. Following up on our first workshop, We will continue exploring LS microstructures, weave them into strings and apply those to Scrum’s soft underbelly — the product side, or figuring out what is worth building. Please note that this class is an advanced Liberating Structures Scrum workshop. The class is not suited for beginners to Liberating Structures. Also, you need to have a good understanding of both Scrum as well as product management in general. The workshop language is English.
Product & Lean
: Product vs. Feature Teams
Marty Cagan reflects on the differences between delivery teams, for example, a Scrum Team, and empowered product teams.
(via Mind The Product): How to Influence the Business
In this short video, David J Bland offers some valuable tips on how product managers can influence the business and run more practical experiments.
(via Product Coalition): Alignment through OKR’s and Hypotheses
Ant Murphy pitches his approach on how to align teams and products without killing autonomy.
📅 Scrum Training & Event Schedule
You can secure your seat for Scrum training classes, workshops, and meetups directly by following the corresponding link in the table below:
| Date | Class and Language | City | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💯 🇩🇪 May 19-20, 2026 | Guaranteed: Professional Scrum Product Owner Training (PSPO I; German; Live Virtual Class) | Live Virtual Class | €1,299 incl. 19% VAT (If applicable.) |
| 💯 🇬🇧 May 28 to June 25, 2026 | Guaranteed: AI4Agile BootCamp #7 (English; Live Virtual Cohort) | Live Virtual Cohort | €499 incl. 19% VAT (If applicable.) |
| 🖥 💯 🇬🇧 June 8, 2026 | GUARANTEED: Claude Cowork: Stop Prompting. Start Delegating. (English; Self-paced Online Course) | Self-Paced Online Course | $129 incl. 19% VAT (If applicable.) |
| 🖥 💯 🇬🇧 June 9, 2026 | GUARANTEED: HoA 74: "CLAUDE.md" — The One File That Makes AI Remember How You Work. (English) | Meetup | FREE |
| 🖥 💯 🇬🇧 June 10-July 2, 2026 | GUARANTEED: Claude Cowork BootCamp #2 (English; Live Virtual Cohort) | Live Virtual Cohort | $249 incl. 19% VAT (If applicable.) |
| 🖥 💯 🇬🇧 June 11, 2026 | GUARANTEED: HoA 75: Token Economics. (English) | Meetup | FREE |
| 🇩🇪 June 30-July 1, 2026 | Professional Scrum Product Owner Training (PSPO I; German; Live Virtual Class) | Live Virtual Class | €1,299 incl. 19% VAT (If applicable.) |
| 🖥 💯 🇬🇧 July 1, 2026 | GUARANTEED: AI 4 Agile Course v3 — Master AI for Agile Practitioners (English; Self-paced Online Course) | Self-Paced Online Course | $149 incl. 19% VAT (If applicable.) |
You can book your seat for the training directly by following the corresponding links to the ticket shop. If the procurement process of your organization requires a different purchasing process, please contact Berlin Product People GmbH directly.
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Read more: Food for Agile Thought #206: Breaking Hierarchy, Estimation & #noEstimates, Change Agents, 10x Experiments.
