Bare with me, I’m trying to make a point. Read through, leave the flame wars for other posts. An Agile Project Manager is an oxymoron, a contradiction. You can’t be “agile” and “project manager” at the same time. Here’s some examples: Why? You correctly ask: BECAUSE the theories of the world for Project Management and …
I recognize the temptation. “If I could only do this fastidious planning work a bit faster, I’d get home earlier…” Sure, it’s easy to see how AI would write User Stories faster… BUT: the real world is different: the whole point of product work is navigating uncertainty. We don’t know what’s valuable yet. That’s the …
Have you ever wondered why some software teams seem to be in constant conflict between product ambitions and technical realities, while others achieve the impossible together?Here’s what I’ve learned about great teams, and great organizations from my experience as a developer, project manager, product manager, director of product, and running my own company as well …
I’m looking for an Agile Change Catalyst. Are you that Agile Change Catalyst? Read on! In an age where people are saying “Agile is dead”, I think it is important for us to recognize that in practice, what is being said is probably more: “agile is not new, and shiny, so I’m not so enthusiastic …
This week marks the rebirth of my hope for humanity, and the #Agile and #Software communities!I was at #Oredev (one of the largest software development conferences in Europe), and got inspired by all kinds of talks, and corridor conversations.Below is a list of some important questions I got inspired to ask during #Oredev, and will …
“I’m afraid we might lose all these good ideas!” This is a phrase I hear very often when facilitating a Vision and Backlog session with the teams I work with. This is true for software teams as well as for business teams and mixed business + development teams. The fear of losing a good idea …
All that is below applies in the context that is defined here. This is not supposed to cover your personal “projects”, musical “projects”, art “projects”, home improvement “projects”, etc. You get the picture. In a company that uses the concept of “projects” to decide what to work on, fund, plan, control work (contextual boundary), projects …
Have you heard this phrase lately: “we’re working on it”?
If you have, you may have found a symptom you should tackle quickly. Learn how in this blog post.
The Ski Tertulia is a space for learning, in the Alps, with Vasco Duarte and Jacopo Romei.
I had an amazing conversation about the Core of Agile with some members of Torino’s local Agile community. We met at Trattoria Valenza. Which was an excellent location to enjoy tradition and look at what we can learn for the future.The conversation touched many points, but the one that I want to talk about is …
