Aug 12, 2017
Food for Agile Thought #104
Food for Agile Thought’s issue #104 focuses on team building. We address the challenge how to build and scale high-performance agile teams. We learn how important creating the right culture is in that respect, and that the whole process starts with the first team.
We also revisit ‘dual track’ agile — aka continuous product discovery and delivery — and how to visualize your product development work to foster collaboration and inclusion.
Lastly, we dive into product roadmap planning — ProductPlan just published a new survey on processes and tools — , and how to pick the right product ideas from the abundance of available suggestions.
Have a great week!
🏆 Tip of the Week
Ben Horowitz (via Startup Grind): How to Start a Cultural Revolution
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz talks about how to start a cultural revolution at Startup Grind Global.
Source: Startup Grind: How to Start a Cultural Revolution
Author: Ben Horowitz
High-Performance Agile & Scrum
Christina Wodtke: Beyond OKRs: The Formula for High Performing Teams
Christina Wodtke presents the formula for high performing teams.
Source: Beyond OKRs: The Formula for High Performing Teams
Author: Christina Wodtke
(via Mind The Product): Lean and Agile teams — Scaling autonomous teams
Debbie Wren shares insights into successfully scaling autonomous teams.
Source: Mind The Product: Lean and Agile teams — Scaling autonomous teams
(via GOTO Conferences): GOTO 2017 • Top 7 Agile Tips I learned as a Product Manager
Benjamin Mitchell covers the top seven hard-earned tips he learned from several years spent as a senior product manager for BBC Worldwide.
Source: GOTO Conferences: GOTO 2017 • Top 7 Agile Tips I learned as a Product Manager
Christiaan Verwijs (via Agilistic): How To Kickstart A Great Scrum Team (10 things to do)
Christiaan Verwijs shares his experience on how to best launch a new scrum team in ten steps.
Source: Agilistic: How To Kickstart A Great Scrum Team (10 things to do)
Author: Christiaan Verwijs
(via InfoQ): Quantitative Analysis of Agile Methods Study (2017): Twelve Major Findings
Donald J. Reifer summarizes the results of a study of agile methods based on 3,000 completed projects.
Source: InfoQ: Quantitative Analysis of Agile Methods Study (2017): Twelve Major Findings
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Product & Lean
Marty Cagan: Process vs. Model
Marty Cagan explains the concept of continuous discovery and delivery and the importance of tackling risks upfront.
Source: Process vs. Model
Author: Marty Cagan
John Cutler (via Medium): 11 Ways I Visualize Product Development Work
John Cutler provides another useful collection of artifacts and visualization of the daily product development work.
Source: Medium: 11 Ways I Visualize Product Development Work
Author: John Cutler
Barry O’Reilly and Beth Temple: Stuck in the Company with You
Barry O’Reilly on why generating ideas is never the problem but testing them.
Source: Stuck in the Company with You
Authors: Barry O’Reilly, Beth Temple
Teresa Torres: How to Improve Your Experiment Design (And Build Trust in Your Product Experiments)
Teresa Torres on why you should not conflate the hypothesis format with experiment design.
Source: How to Improve Your Experiment Design (And Build Trust in Your Product Experiments)
Author: Teresa Torres
(via ProductPlan): 2017 Product Planning Survey
ProductPlan asked hundreds of product managers about their product planning process, and the survey results are now available.
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