PI Planning Problems
PI Planning promised to solve the old tension between agile adaptability and business predictability. Neither too little planning like sprint-by-sprint work, nor too much like… Read More
CAPED for Better Agile
If you’re way into Agile Software Development (as we have been for the past 20+ years), CAPED (Complexity-Aware Planning, Estimation, & Delivery) may look distastefully… Read More
“Agile doesn’t work for…”
You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve said it. “Agile doesn’t work for…” Big initiatives Regulated products Hardware Fixed-price contracts Safety-critical systems The problem isn’t that the… Read More
Stakeholder Management Doesn’t Have to Be So Painful
Most product owners and product managers find themselves constantly reacting to their stakeholders. Answer questions. Respond to emails. Prep for a meeting somebody put on… Read More
3 Ways to Reset a Stuck Team
Teams sometimes lose momentum. Collaboration gets harder. Work gets scattered across competing priorities. Interruptions keep things from getting done. Meetings start to feel like going… Read More
2 Ways We Support Internal Coaches (And Why Everyone Benefits)
Internal coaches are spread way too thin. Teams need more help than coaches can give. And coaches often get stuck going through the basics again… Read More
Agile, Documentation, and the Emerging Role of AI
It’s one of the four values in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development: “[We value] working software over comprehensive documentation.” So, can Agile teams skip… Read More
Avoiding Delegation Theater with the Team Empowerment Map
Delegation Theater: “you’re empowered as long as you make the decision I’d make, or you do the task the way I’d do it.” A leader… Read More
Too many meetings?
It might be a symptom of a deeper issue. Our big-company clients all complain about too many meetings. Their calendars are packed. Trying to schedule… Read More
Reverse Your Thinking to Reveal Hidden Solutions
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s lifelong business partner at the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, was famous for his powerful mental models and clear thinking. One… Read More