Product Management

Unwarranted faith in the GANTT

The biggest tragedy of the one-year feature GANTT chart, together with precise timelines, is not that we…

You can’t prevent the mess

These two blockbuster movies show the messy nature of complex work, though what comes out is the opposite of a…

Ask a Product Owner #3 — Stakeholder Management

“It’s almost done”

Famous last words at the Daily Scrum. I have heard them repeated many times over.

Ask a Product Owner #1: Refinement

On LinkedIn, I gave my connections and followers the opportunity to ask any burning question they…

Down the RACI rabbit hole

“Let’s create a RACI matrix.”

When to not do Scrum

If your work is perfectly plannable and predictable: don’t do Scrum.

I see Scrum monsters everywhere!

I always end up fighting🤺 Scrum demons wherever I go. I never witnessed a Scrum angel 👼🏿 upon…

Speculative plans create the illusion of competence

The fog of speculation makes the fog of beforehand…

Empowered teams are essential for complex work

If you are doing complex work and believe an Agile way of working helps best to…