Product Ownership Topology: Flow vs Theater
The issue isn't the title on the org chart — it's who has the standing to make tradeoffs. How I think about ownership across teams, platforms, and groups.
Tag: for-agile-coaches
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Portfolio WIP — It's Not About Limits
Every time I introduce a portfolio Kanban, somebody asks about WIP limits. At the portfolio level my answer is usually: don't limit WIP — at least not that way.
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· AgilityBuilding 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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From Program Kanban to Portfolio Flow
I revisited my 2011 talk on scaling Kanban from team to program and portfolio. What still holds up, and what I would change today.
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· FlowWIP Limits in Scrum with Kanban in the AI Age
WIP limits in Scrum with Kanban are no longer just good practice — they are the valve that keeps AI-accelerated coding from piling up downstream queues.
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How ARAS Software Is Agile About Scaling Agile
How ARAS Software scaled from startup to 60+ engineers with SAFe, then moved past it when rigid PI Planning started dragging on throughput and innovation.