Agile
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Want a Successful Agile Project? Start with Why Before How
I’ve been speaking with several possible clients. They’re having trouble with Scrum. The managers don’t believe the teams need product…
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A Contrarian’s Perspective on Agile Mindset, Behaviors, Culture
We often hear that agile is a mindset. That we need to change our thinking to use agility. Is that…
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Words I avoid using: should, empower, commitment
For the record, there are a few words I avoid using if I can. Should: “we should feed the starving…
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Feedback Loops Help When to Centralize or Decentralize Product-Based Decisions
When I think about agile approaches to work, I think about how fast we can change and the cost of…
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Orienting to Value
Orienting to value – every team, every person does it differently. How you orient to value limits how much value…
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Failure Is Always An Option
I’ve been working with teams that feel a ton of pressure. On top of the pressure, a senior manager says…
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Multiple Short Feedback Loops Support Innovation
Several of my clients have intertwined problems. Everyone agrees they want innovation: Which products and services the organization offers. (The…
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The “people problem” problem and the great agile divide
“Its always a people problem.” Gerry Weinberg, The Secrets of Consulting, 1985 The great, unspoken, divide in agile is between…
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Why Very Few (If Any) People Are “10x” Developers-Or Managers
Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. He explained that John could: Coded faster than anyone…
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