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Stop trying to be Agile
Abandon all efforts to get better at Scrum, SAFe, or whatever Agile snake oil you’ve been pitched. None of those make a difference. Whether your
March 10, 2023
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Navigating Project Management, Product Management, and Production Management
For various reasons, software development has long been overseen by Project Management. Since the 1970’s, every major attempt to reform software development with an iterative-incremental lifecycle, from Royce’s Waterfall to Boehm’s Spiral to Rational’s Unified Process to modern Agile, has run into the same brick wall: Project Management.
February 9, 2023
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Deliver faster – stop estimating
Software organizations have been creating estimates for more than 60 years. The industry is still not very good at it.
September 21, 2022
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Build fast with strong centers
Build fast with strong centers I spent the first half of my career as a software engineer working for large companies, then I went into
September 14, 2022
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The hidden cost of Agile
Eliminating the arbitrary two- or three-week boundaries increases productivity immediately
August 18, 2022
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Accelerate product delivery with Demo Thursday
Demo Thursday is the unifying, weekly event that enables all stakeholders to come together and:
1. Validate the product
2. Assess progress
3. Align priorities
4. Mature the delivery mechanisms
July 21, 2022
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Want to deliver faster? Have a designer lead your project.
Every feature, every capability, every line of code must earn its way into the system by proving to the designer that it supports the Strong Center of the product.
June 28, 2022
