Agile ·
"We are already Lean/Agile" - Really?
A diagnostic for organizations that think they are already agile. Lean/agile takes more than sprints and boards — it takes a working improvement engine.
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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 Toyota Kata - Book Review and Thoughts
A review of Mike Rother's Toyota Kata — and why the Improvement and Coaching Kata beat most Agile ceremonies as a model for continuous improvement.
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Kanban for Auditors
Applying Kanban thinking to audit groups — flow, WIP limits, and visualization work just as well in audit as they do in technology delivery.
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My favorite Excel-based Agile Backlog Templates
Excel templates for agile backlogs — when your team is not ready for a dedicated tool, these give just enough structure for sprint planning.
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Punctuated Equilibrium, Complexity, and Kanban
How punctuated equilibrium and complexity thinking explain why Kanban works as evolutionary change — containers and attractors instead of a big-bang rollout.
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Book Report: Developing Products in Half the Time
A review of Reinertsen and Smith’s landmark book on fast product development — lean principles for time-to-market that still hold up today.
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