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Can Pure Scrum Actually Work?

TL; DR: Pure Scrum? Can you rely on pure Scrum to transform your organization and deliver value? Not always. While…

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…

The Scrum Trap: How Unfit Practices Will Harm Return on Investment

TL, DR: The Scrum Trap Scrum is a purposefully incomplete framework. Consequently, it needs to be augmented with tools and…

Scrum Team Failure — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (3)

TL; DR: Scrum Team Failure This post on Scrum team failure addresses three categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that…

How to Sabotage A Product Owner — 53 Anti-Patterns from the Trenches

TL; DR: How to Sabotage A Product Owner — 53 Anti-Patterns from the Trenches to Avoid One of my favorite exercises…