Food for Agile Thought #211
Food for Agile Thought’s issue #211 celebrates John Cutler’s Feature Factory Reloaded; we bust the myth that not having a Sprint Goal would be okay, and we learn how to maximize collaboration time with distributes teams.
We also ask: Is it time to eliminate Scrum’s specialized role of the Product Owner? We then delve into how to gain a competitive edge, and we consider basing our product thinking on a set of fundamental propositions.
Lastly, we enjoy Shane Parrish’s excursion into the mental model behind root cause analysis.
Did you miss last week’s Food for Agile Thought’s issue #210?
🏆 The Essential Read: The Feature Factory Reloaded
John Cutler (via Amplitude Analytics): 12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory — 3 Years Later
John Cutler revisits his landmark article on anti-patterns of product discovery and development.
Source: Amplitude: 12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory — 3 Years Later
Author: John Cutler
Agile & Scrum
Christiaan Verwijs (via The Liberators Network): Myth: Having A Sprint Goal Is Optional In Scrum
Christiaan Verwijs points at the importance of having a Sprint Goal every single Sprint to avoid running Zombie Scrum in the long run.
Source: The Liberators: Myth: Having A Sprint Goal Is Optional In Scrum
Author: Christiaan Verwijs
Shane Parrish (via Farnam Street (Shane Parrish)): Proximate vs Root Causes: Why You Should Keep Digging to Find the Answer
Shane Parrish reflects on the mental model of proximate vs. root causes to improve your creative and innovative thinking.
Source: Farnam Street: Proximate vs Root Causes: Why You Should Keep Digging to Find the Answer
Author: Shane Parrish
Mark Kilby and Johanna Rothman (via AgileConnection): Creating Time for Collaboration with Distributed Teams and Agile Approaches
Johanna Rothman and Mark Kilby list ways how to visualize when your distributed team works, thus creating more collaboration time.
Source: AgileConnection: Creating Time for Collaboration with Distributed Teams and Agile Approaches
Authors: Mark Kilby and Johanna Rothman
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Product & Lean
Mike Cohn: Has the Scrum Product Owner Role Run Its Course?
Mike Cohn continues rocking the {Scrum) boat and asks: Should the PO indeed be a specialized role?
Source: Has the Scrum Product Owner Role Run Its Course?
Author: Mike Cohn
📺 Melissa Perri and Marissa Fong (via Agile Alliance): Product Innovation
In this Agile 2019 talk, Melissa Perri and Marissa Fong delve into how to achieve a “competitive edge” when creating innovative products.
Source: Agile Alliance: Product Innovation
Authors: Melissa Perri and Marissa Fong
Jens-Fabian Goetzmann (via Medium): Product Management from First Principles
Jens-Fabian Goetzmann suggests basing your product thinking on a set of basic propositions.
Source: Medium: Product Management from First Principles
Author: Jens-Fabian Goetzmann
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Food for Agile Thought #211: Feature Factory Reloaded, Scrum’s Hamster Wheel, PM First Principles, Product Owners Required? was first published on Age-of-Product.com.
