Portfolio WIP — It's Not About Limits
Every time I introduce a portfolio Kanban, somebody asks about WIP limits. My recommendation at the portfolio level is often: don't limit WIP. At least not the way you're thinking about it.
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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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Agility is about efficiently seeking alpha
What if the real role of agility is to help organizations seek alpha more efficiently by making it cheaper and faster to test, learn, and steer strategic bets?
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Agility ·
In the Spotlight - Building and Operating Your Revenue Machine
A practical conversation on why strong sales and GTM leaders must run today's business while continuously improving the system that creates tomorrow's results.
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Podcast Deep Dive: AI Strategy and the Operating System Mismatch (with Dave West)
A deep dive into the conversation with Dave West at Scrum.org about the 95% AI failure rate and why organizations must evolve their management operating system.
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Flow ·
WIP Limits in Scrum with Kanban: The Essential Regulator for the AI Age
Traditional WIP limits in Scrum with Kanban are no longer just a good practice—they are the critical valve to prevent AI-driven code acceleration from creating downstream queues. Learn who, when, and how to manage WIP in the age of AI.
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Is it a Product Operating Model? Or is it Stage-gates?
Many organizations claim to adopt a Product Operating Model but retain stage-gate thinking under the surface. How to tell the difference and what to do about it.
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