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Large Features and Long Deadlines Mean You Have a Gantt Chart, Not a Roadmap
Several of my clients have internal struggles about how to internally see the future of the product. The teams want…
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Purpose vs. Product: Differentiate Your Strategy from Tactics (Portfolio & Roadmaps)
I’m struggling to write several posts and I realized I need to define my terms. I keep seeing managers confuse…
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Writing Secret 2: Increase Writing Speed When You Separate Writing From Editing
Too many nonfiction writers still listen to advice from their long-ago English teachers. That advice was, “Edit as you go.”…
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With Agile Approaches, No Need to “Meet” or “Enforce” Deadlines
Several of my clients struggle with their deadlines. One of them, Brad, quoted Douglas Adams to me and frowned: “I…
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Use “Typical,” Not “Average” Durations to Manage Risk
Many managers and teams talk about “average” durations for work. On average, how long does it take a team to…
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A Simple Way to Measure Work Satisfaction and See Trends
I explained in Leadership Tip #8 that measuring happiness was a lost cause because happiness is a function of more…
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Leadership Tip: Give Credit as Often as Possible
Your team finished something difficult. They released it. You celebrated the team’s accomplishment with the team. Let’s assume your name…
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Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility
However, the testers and UI people are part of pools of people. The organization calls these testers and UI people,…
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Managers: Are You Responsible “To” or “For” People?
A manager said to me, “I’m responsible for this department of people.” I asked, “What does that mean?” He said,…
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