Pushing The Boundaries of a Product Portfolio
What to do when business initiatives pre-commit product teams to specific outputs before the portfolio can weigh in — and how to avoid rubber-stamping them.
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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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How To Organize Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
Practical criteria for designing Agile Release Trains: group teams around value streams, localize dependencies, and avoid ARTs that mirror your org chart.
Read more →How To Manage a Product Transformation Project
Transformations run like projects fail the way projects fail in complex domains. How to run one with agility: iterative, evidence-based, outcome-focused.
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From Blueprints To Trail Maps
Why comprehensive blueprints for agile portfolio transformations fail — and why a trail map approach works better in practice.
Read more →Cross-Product Initiative Ownership
Why cross-product initiatives fail under classic program management — and what changes when initiative owners carry real product ownership accountability.
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Organizational Traction w/ an OKRs Kanban
Treating OKRs as a Kanban system: visualizing strategic work, limiting WIP at the leadership level, and using Kanban cadences to review and adapt priorities.
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