Agility ·
When is Agile worth the Overhead?
How to decide when and where agile methods are worth the overhead — and when a simpler approach beats a formal framework.
Read more →Insights
Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership — written from 15+ years in the field.
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Scaling Up Without Losing Startup Scrappiness
Why scaling companies stall when they run new product bets on efficiency-tuned operating models — and how a dual operating system keeps scrappiness alive.
Read more →Choosing an Owner for a Cross-Org Initiative
Picking initiative owners in a product-oriented organization: why ownership is about Why and What more than How, and how to avoid an accountability vacuum.
Read more →When OKRs Become Too Much Admin Work
When OKRs feel like a burden, it is usually how they are applied, not the framework. Practical ways to lighten OKR process while keeping aligned autonomy.
Read more →Project to Product at the Portfolio Level
The project-to-product shift starts with teams but only lands when the portfolio follows. A roadmap for making it happen at the funding and governance level.
Read more →How Do You Nudge a Product Team To Be Flexible?
When a stable product team is misaligned with strategic priorities: how to weigh flexibility, protect empowerment, and make the smallest structural change.
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