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A growing collection of articles on agility, innovation, leadership, and product management. Practical insights to help you navigate change and build high-performing teams.
Observe Before You Advise: The Secret to Smarter Agile Coaching with Chesterton’s Fence. In agile coaching, it’s tempting to dive in headfirst—implementing new frameworks,...
Understanding and Mastering Agile Velocity 1. Why Velocity Matters in Agile Agility is all about flexibility, adaptability, and delivering value to customers quickly. B...
User stories are often misunderstood and misapplied in agile development. At their core, they’re simple yet powerful tools that focus on the user’s needs and foster meaningfu...
Discover how the Boss-Worker Game can help agile coaches and leaders empower their teams and transform leadership styles. This hands-on activity vividly demonstrates the powe...
Is money really a motivator? Or is it the opposite? Hey leaders and coaches, let’s have a chat about something super important: motivation. We’ve all been there: Trying...
Ever thought that a marshmallow could teach you a thing or two about building effective teams? Tom Wujec, a designer and innovator, presented a fascinating TED Talk in...
This article isn’t about Tesla. It’s about leadership, innovation, and why too many managers fail to grasp the essence of how innovation really works. Innovation is challeng...
Agile coaches often face the challenge of nurturing trust and openness within teams. The Personal History Exercise, as presented by Patrick Lencioni in “The Five Dysfunctions...
When it comes to dependencies, most teams and managers immediately ask, “How do we manage these dependencies?” But are we asking the right question? What’s a Dependency? A de...
We all laugh when Elon Musk misses yet another audacious goal. But is he just a deluded lunatic billionaire or is there more behind him consistently missing his goals? Flying...
Every Agile Coach or Scrum Master should know this game! It’s the standard we use to ease people into the world of iterative development, especially Scrum. You likely played ...
The Daily Scrum is an often loathed Scrum practice. But it certainly wasn’t invented to waste your team’s time – so what are we missing? Why are some teams not getting value ...
Did you know: The average worker is only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes a day? That’s a jarring 30% of an 8 hour work day. What happens the rest of the day? And why...
To be agile we need to move and adapt fast. Software developers have come up with hands-on techniques to enable this speed. One of these techniques is test-driven development...
(See full article for paying members) Have you ever been told that agile methods can’t meet deadlines or stay within budget? It’s a common myth that leaves many skeptical abo...
