Agile
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“Agile Coaching” Is Not the Goal
I’ve met a number of agile coaches recently. They tell me they’re hired as Scrum coaches or as Scrum Masters.…
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The power of small declines
Last year I wrote about the power of 1% improvement, and how powerful this can be when that improvement occurs…
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Help Managers Visualize Their Problems
I’ve been working with several managers at organizations large and small, who want to capitalize their software “earlier.” These managers…
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Technical Debt and Product Success
Similar to a company experiencing financial debt, products can incur “technical debt”: This happens when wrong or suboptimal architecture, technology,…
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Just Let Me Work! The Secret to Having Fewer Meetings So You Can Get Down to Business
We all know how frustrating it can be when project deadlines are looming, but you can’t get down to work…
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Divide and Conquer Creates Need for Management Control
Several recent clients want help with these problems: Estimation isn’t accurate. Because the estimation isn’t accurate, management can’t predict when…
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How to maximise the work not done
Recently, due to a new exciting engagement, I have been thinking a lot about simple ways to explain the advantages…
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Agile won the war but lost the peace
“I’ve spoken of the shining city all my political life, … in my mind it was a tall, proud city…
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Sustainable Pace in Product Management
Working in product management is rewarding but demanding. As product people, we have a large set of diverse responsibilities, which…
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