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Food for Agile Thought #473: Effective Product Teams, Seth Godin on Acing Products, Agile’s Decline, The Real Double Diamond

Stefan Wolpers
Food for Agile Thought
10 min readDec 13, 2024

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TL; DR: Effective Product Teams — Food for Agile Thought #473

Welcome to the 473rd edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,878 peers. This week, Santiago Comella-Dorda and co-authors share data-driven strategies for effective product teams, while Jurgen Appelo critiques Agile’s commodification, advocating fresh paradigms. Simon Powers reflects on Agile’s relevance amidst leadership fatigue and AI’s rise, and Donna Spencer and Murray Robinson discuss organizational politics with John Cutler. Also, Martin Lohmann and Jorgen Krabbe’s case study on Alm Brand highlights lessons from descaling 25 Scrum teams, emphasizing role clarity, iterative change, and balancing simplicity with structure.

Next, Lenny Rachitsky interviews Seth Godin on crafting remarkable products, building trust through branding, and leveraging viral strategies. Aakash Gupta hosts Melissa Perri to explore strategic leadership, continuous discovery, and balancing user and business goals, and Eira Hayward analyzes 2024 product manager salaries, highlighting regional and industry trends amidst a challenging market. Moreover, Alexander Hipp underscores the value of aligning work with company goals to turn busy work into impactful progress.

Lastly, Dennis Hambeukers critiques the Double Diamond design model, emphasizing the need…

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Stefan Wolpers
Stefan Wolpers

Written by Stefan Wolpers

I have worked for 18-plus years as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and agile coach. Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) with Scrum.org.

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