Outcomes Are Overrated: Build Capabilities That Deliver Every Time
Outcomes Are the Result—Capabilities Are the Key by Cesario Ramos. It seems that at Toyota they say, “Improve for improvement’s sake.” The many books on Toyota TPS tell us they…
Outcomes Are the Result—Capabilities Are the Key by Cesario Ramos. It seems that at Toyota they say, “Improve for improvement’s sake.” The many books on Toyota TPS tell us they…
For a while, Christiaan Verwijs and I considered changing the name of the Scrum Team Survey to “Lumos,” inspired by the Harry Potter series. “Lumos is a charm that creates…
I was asked "What Do You Think About Story Points?" I went for a walk with my dog and recorded a few thoughts about the concept. 00:47 What is a…
In this episode of the Take5IRL podcast, PST Jeff Lee is joined by Peter Borcella, co-founder of Big Orange Square with Hubert Smits and a leading expert in Agile for…
From the Scrum Guide: “A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog.” Ordering work… From Cambridge Dictionary: “order: to arrange a group of…
When organizations try to apply leadership concepts that were developed for simple, predictable environments to an Agile environment, it creates a lot of waste - not to mention frustration, lost…
What do you consider the benefits of Agile? 🤔 It’s a simple question that can lead to a wide variety of answers:✅ Navigate complexity and quickly validate assumptions✅ Increase predictability…
Is your Portfolio Kanban Board Busy? Do you feel like almost any outcome of any significance needs to be managed at the Portfolio level because it involves several of your…
From the Scrum Guide: “A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog.” Ordering work… From Cambridge Dictionary: “order: a request to make,…
The Bad Apple Effect can deeply sabotage a team’s performance and development. Recently, I had an eye-opening experience outside of the professional world that showed me just how much individual…
A few years ago, I met a product owner who had hit a career plateau. She felt stuck in a cycle of managing roadmaps, resolving bugs, and navigating endless meetings.…
So you have a Portfolio Kanban board managing your biggest investments. You’re actively managing the flow by using this kanban board in your conversations about the portfolio. Kanban/Flow Metrics can…
Recently, I delivered a webinar on product definition. It was a popular topic, with almost five thousand people registered and over 2000 attending live. I also addressed some open questions…
They tell us a story of slow, centralized decision-making, often related to classic program management culture combined with an iron spaghetti portfolio where delivering product outcomes often requires wide collaboration…
A common mistake Product Owners (POs) often make is assigning Product Backlog items to specific Scrum teams or individuals. While this approach may seem efficient - and even…