The Story Points Detox Plan Shortcut
You don't need a new experiment to switch from velocity to flow metrics: your historical sprint data is already the experiment.
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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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Observations From The Agile Frontier
Field observations from organizations pushing agility beyond software: what the frontier looks like, what patterns are emerging, and what remains unsolved.
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De-Risk Product Development w/ Leading Indicators
Outcome OKRs that track business impact are still lagging. Steer by the customer outcome (a change in behavior) using leading indicators instead.
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Actively Managing Portfolio Flow
A Portfolio Kanban is just a picture until you actively manage it. Here's what right-to-left portfolio review looks like, and why it sparks strategy talk.
Read more →‘Let’s open the (Portfolio Kanban) Cards’
What goes on a Portfolio Kanban card? The information needs behind portfolio-level work items: value proposition, investment hypothesis, prioritization.
Read more →The Change Agent Catch 22
Senior leaders don't have time for process discussions: yet they're the ones who need to change. Start with their most expensive problems, not a new framework.
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