SAFe vs. the Product Operating Model (Podcast)
SAFe and the Product Operating Model are not in conflict. A podcast on empowered product teams, outcome-oriented PI Planning, and why incentives matter most.
Tag: for-agile-coaches
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- · Agility
When is Agile worth the Overhead?
How to decide when and where agile methods are worth the overhead — and when a simpler approach beats a formal framework.
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Choosing an Owner for a Cross-Org Initiative
Picking initiative owners in a product-oriented organization: why ownership is about Why and What more than How, and how to avoid an accountability vacuum.
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How Do You Nudge a Product Team To Be Flexible?
When a stable product team is misaligned with strategic priorities: how to weigh flexibility, protect empowerment, and make the smallest structural change.
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How To Organize Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
Practical criteria for designing Agile Release Trains: group teams around value streams, localize dependencies, and avoid ARTs that mirror your org chart.
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· FlowOrganizational Traction w/ an OKRs Kanban
Treating OKRs as a Kanban system: visualizing strategic work, limiting WIP at the leadership level, and using Kanban cadences to review and adapt priorities.