AI Will Help You Build the Wrong Thing Faster
Right now, almost every company is trying to “do something with AI.” AI copilots. AI-generated presentations. AI coding assistants. AI pilots everywhere. Executives are under pr...
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Product decisions, user stories, requirements, experimentation, budgeting, and delivering valuable work sooner.
Many Organizations Accidentally Train People to Stop Thinking
Many organizations accidentally train people to stop thinking. Not intentionally. Most leaders I meet genuinely want motivated, proactive, innovative people. They want teams tha...
Most Companies Don’t Want Feedback. They Want Confirmation.
Most organizations say they value experimentation, innovation, customer feedback, and learning. But if you observe what actually happens inside many companies, something very di...
You’re Killing Breakthroughs Before They Even Begin
Innovation collapses at the portfolio layer – long before the work starts Let me start with a few scenes you’ve probably lived through: • Approval for an innovation initiative r...
Beyond Story Points: A Practical Guide for Grown‑Up Agile Teams
Story points aren’t the problem. They were created with good intent. A soft way to guide planning without the stress and politics of time estimates. Ron Jeffries, one of the or...
The Story Point Illusion: Why "Per Person Velocity" is a Corporate Fairy Tale
The first time I heard someone talk about “per person story points,” I laughed. Surely, it was a joke. Like someone suggesting we measure teamwork by how many push-ups each pers...
How to See the Future Before It Happens
In 2004, during my Silicon Valley days, my mission was straightforward yet challenging: predict markets 5 to 10 years into the future, spot emerging technologies, and craft robu...
The Story Points Trap: How We Lost Sight of Real Value
“How many story points do you complete per sprint?” “What’s your team’s velocity?” “Why isn’t it improving?” If you’ve heard these questions before, you know they’re usually we...
How to Respond When Teams Say Their Work Doesn’t Fit a Fixed Sprint
““Working against hard deadlines—as opposed to continuing until the task feels complete—is the classic engineering approach.” – Mary Poppendieck” Scrum Masters and Agile Coach...
The Pitfall Of Customer-Driven Decision-Making (And How To Avoid It)
In the world of business and innovation, there’s a common misconception that listening to your customers means asking them what they want or analyzing the data you have on them....
Your experiments are failing—good! But are you failing the right way?
“We embrace failure!” It’s the mantra of every company trying to build an innovative culture. Sounds great, right? But here’s the problem: many organizations that preach failure...
Break the Task Trap: How Problem-Focused Requirements Drive Success
Ever feel like your projects are just endless to-do lists? ? Let’s flip the narrative. What if we started framing requirements as problems to solve, not tasks to complete? Trust...
The Surprising Truth About the Definition of Done (DoD)
Explore the concept of the Definition of Done (DoD) in agile practices and its impact on team success. And understand the the pitfalls. Access this content with a premium su...
The Danger of the Detached Product Owner
Ever tried assembling IKEA furniture without the manual, only to receive a 500-page instruction booklet written in hieroglyphics? That’s how developers feel when their Product O...
Why Agile Spikes Can Hurt You – And How To Master Them
What is a spike in agile? Why can it be dangerous? And how can your team use it for to reduce uncertainty? Access this content with a premium subscription This post is only...
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