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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· BlogHow to Upgrade Your Scaling SMB's Operating System Without Losing Agility
Growth is supposed to feel like acceleration — for most 50-500 person companies, it feels like wading through mud. Four systemic traps that slow scaling companies and how to escape them without sacrificing agility.
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Navigating the Product Operating Model Landscape - An Audio Series
An audio series for product and technology leaders who want concrete steps toward becoming an empowered product organization — without the slide decks and theory-heavy frameworks.
· BlogMichael Gerharz on Breaking Out of Agile Theater and Communicating Real Value
A conversation about escaping Agile theater by communicating in business language and linking transformation work to real outcomes.
Tackling Strategy Theater - Fractals To The Rescue (Yet Again)
Strategic themes gathering dust like unused New Year's resolutions? How to apply the same outcome-oriented, empirical patterns used at the team and portfolio level to break strategy theater at the enterprise level.
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What Happened to Agile? And Where Do We Go From Here
Agile demand outstripped supply and the movement lost its soul. A candid assessment of what went wrong and a pragmatic path forward — through principles, not theater.