Dec 10, 2021
Food for Agile Thought #322: Tech Trends 2022, Product Success Factors, Faster and More Predictable Delivery, Cynefin Primer
TL; DR: Tech Trends 2022, Product Success Factors — Food for Agile Thought #322
Welcome to the 322nd edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 33,755 peers. This week, we explore macro and strategic tech trends in 2022, from Web3 to Crypto to the Metaverse. Also, we point at a conceptual tool to help leaders understand that they need to change course; we suggest hands-on, practical solutions to an age-old software development problem, and we point at the downside of the growing popularity regarding “Agile,” Sociocracy, or Holacracy.
We then analyze four factors that significantly contribute to sustained product success and suggest applying those best. Next, we join Netflix’s co-founder when he elaborates on a recipe for aspiring disrupters: ‘Just focus on the market that nobody is paying attention to.’ Moreover, we point at a challenging topic for agile teams working remotely: ‘Does your manager trust that you are really working?’
Lastly, we appreciate that Venkatesh Rao shares the main slides — including notes — from his observe–orient–decide–act loop workshop, and we walk through applying a fantastic tool developed by Sakichi Toyoda in the 1930s.
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🏆 The Tip of the Week
Ian Miell: Why I Keep Coming Back to Cynefin
Ian Miell points at his preferred conceptual tool to help leaders understand that they need to change course.
Source: Why I Keep Coming Back to Cynefin
Author: Ian Miell
➿ Agile & Scrum
Tim Ottinger (via Industrial Logic): Faster and More Predictable
Tim Ottinger suggests hands-on, practical solutions to an age-old software development problem.
Source: Industrial Logic: Faster and More Predictable
Author: Tim Ottinger
Andrea Darabos (via Management 3.0): Managing “Up”: How to Manage Your Manager
Andrea Darabos addresses a challenging topic for agile teams working remotely: ‘Does your manager trust that you are really working?’
Source: Management 3.0: Managing “Up”: How to Manage Your Manager
Author: Andrea Darabos
Pim de Morree (via Corporate Rebels): When Agile, Self-Management, and Holacracy Fail
Pim de Morree points at the downside of the growing popularity regarding “Agile,” Sociocracy, or Holacracy: The hype induces a sharp increase in failure.
Source: Corporate Rebels: When Agile, Self-Management, and Holacracy Fail
Author: Pim de Morree
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🎯 Product
Benedict Evans: Three Steps into the Future
Benedict Evans explores macro and strategic trends in the tech industry, from Web3 to Crypto to the Metaverse.
Source: Three Steps into the Future
Author: Benedict Evans
Roman Pichler: Four Product Success Factors
Roman Pichler analyzes four factors that significantly contribute to sustained product success and suggests how to apply them best.
Source: Four Product Success Factors
Author: Roman Pichler
Marc Randolph: Want to be a Disruptor?
Netflix’s co-founder elaborates on a recipe for aspiring disrupters: ‘Just focus on the market that nobody is paying attention to.’
Source: Want to be a Disruptor?
Author: Marc Randolph
📯 How to Sabotage A Scrum Master — 44 Anti-Patterns from the Trenches
One of my favorite exercises from my Professional Scrum Master classes is how to best sabotage a Scrum Master as a member of the middle management. The exercise rules are simple: You’re not allowed to use any form of illegal activity. So, outsourcing the task to a bunch of outlaws is out of the question. Instead, you are only allowed to use practices that are culturally acceptable within your organization.
Read on and learn more on how to best sabotage a Scrum Master from the exercise results of more than ten PSM I and PSM II classes. (I slightly edited the suggestions for better readability.)
Learn more: How to Sabotage A Scrum Master — 44 Anti-Patterns from the Trenches.
🛠 Tools & Measuring
Venkatesh Rao: Thinking in OODA Loops
Kudos to Venkatesh Rao! He shares the main slides — including notes — from his observe–orient–decide–act loop workshop.
Source: Thinking in OODA Loops
Author: Venkatesh Rao
(via Superhuman): The 5 Whys: Get to the Root of Your Productivity Problems
Karine Bengualid walks us through applying a fantastic tool developed by Sakichi Toyoda in the 1930s.
Source: Superhuman: The 5 Whys: Get to the Root of Your Productivity Problems
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