‘Let’s open the (Portfolio Kanban) Cards’
‘What goes on a Portfolio Kanban card? Breaking down the information needs for portfolio-level work items — value proposition, investment hypothesis, and flow-based prioritization signals.’
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Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership — written from 15+ years in the field.
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The Change Agent Catch 22
Senior leaders don't have time for process discussions — yet they're the ones who need to change. How focusing on their most expensive problems, rather than new frameworks, is the way out of the change agent catch-22.
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Visualizing Portfolio Flow (Or Lack Thereof)
You can't improve what you can't see. How a Portfolio Kanban board reveals what's actually flowing — and what's stuck — at the portfolio level, and what to do once you can finally see it.
Read more →Expensive Problems >> Principles >> Practices
Expensive problems in product development — the organizational dysfunctions that multiply waste: large batches, handoffs, queue buildup, and coordination overhead. Principled approaches to each.
Read more →Is it Time for Our Agility Work To Go Underground?
When the language of agile transformation creates resistance, sometimes the most effective change work is invisible. How to embed agility principles without the label — and when going underground is the right strategy.
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What Happened to Agile? And Where Do We Go From Here
Agile demand outstripped supply and the movement lost its soul. A candid assessment of what went wrong and a pragmatic path forward — through principles, not theater.
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