Dec 16, 2022Don’t overburden the team, understand your capacity. And pretty please: Don’t add capacity before you understand your processWhy We want people to thrive, and be able to deliver quality work over time. This dictates a sustainable pace. If we don’t understand our capacity, we cannot prevent overburdening. We cannot be a predictable partner to our customers. When your demand exceed capacity, the natural instinct is to add more…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Jun 2, 2020Prioritization is easy!You think prioritization is hard? Not at all! Just say “everything is top priority!” and watch magic unfold. At least that’s the most popular approach. Unfortunately it doesn’t work. Let me walk you through a better way. Please note the links to separate blog posts detailing the various concepts throughout…Prioritization3 min readPrioritization3 min read
May 24, 2020New Ways of WorkingNew Ways of Working. That’s what we call it. But as Neil Killick recently pointed out, there’s nothing new about it. Many companies have worked in “new” ways for decades. But that doesn’t change the fact that it is new for most large corporations. Corporations that inadvertently find themselves…Digital Transformation4 min readDigital Transformation4 min read
Mar 25, 2020The blame gameWhen we talk about new ways of working, we talk about trust and autonomy, and moving responsibility to the teams. This sounds scary. Most organizations are designed from the ground up to assign responsibility to individuals. A popular phrase is “When everyone is responsible, no one is responsible”. Popular or…Management3 min readManagement3 min read
Mar 15, 2020How to control remote employees..that’s what all managers out there need to figure out now. But how do you control from a distance? Your workforce has turned into a bunch of slobs who sit in their pajamas and watch reality shows while pretending to work. Every manager’s nightmare! Dealing with this is difficult, but…Management3 min readManagement3 min read
Feb 16, 2020Agile: Beyond the teamAgile started out focusing on software teams and technical excellence. The goal was sustainable ways of working for the people doing the work, and improved interactions with stakeholders and customers. Agile was developers reacting to large corporations and their waterfall projects. Revolting against death marches where focus on cost and…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Feb 12, 2020Don’t work faster. Deliver sooner.There’s a magic trick hidden in plain sight in all organizations. It will allow you to deliver sooner without working harder or faster. A simple but counterintuitive adjustment is needed. Here it comes: Start later. Most good magic tricks are difficult to understand at first. It sounds like the opposite…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Jan 13, 2020Death by excellenceI’m part of a team of Agile coaches. It’s both the best and worst experience of my life. We all have strong opinions on our approach and on what parts of our work are most important to maximize impact. We all have different ambitions and objectives both for ourselves and…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Published in UX Collective·Nov 10, 2019Why following a spec can be a horrible ideaOn my Apple TV I have the Netflix app, and I have the HBO Nordic app. Today we’re going to compare two similar features present in these apps. I think it’s safe to assume the intention of both features are the same. Interestingly, the implementation is completely different in each…Product Management3 min readProduct Management3 min read
Oct 12, 2019The stuff in betweenDigital transformations Digital transformations. There are some success stories out there. And there are many spectacular stories of failure. Today I have neither of those. Instead I have a glimpse of the Stuff In Between. Once a company works, it’s almost impossible to make it do something else -Jurgen Appelo When fighting…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
