Why Enterprise Agile Teams Fail

Last week, I was standing in a conference room at a $20 billion company, facilitating a workshop on…

Kanban in 5 Easy Steps

The primary goal of a Kanban system is to maximize the delivery of value to the customer by steadily increasing the…

The Dangers of Measuring Performance

“How do you recommend I measure the individual performance of my engineers?”

The World Doesn’t Want Your App

“We need to build an app. Do you know any good mobile developers?”

Effective Leaders Get Out Of Their People’s Way

Good leadership requires behaviors and strategies that can be quite counter intuitive.

How To Explain Technical Debt To Executives. Hint: It’s Not Technical.

Product Management Is Easier When Your Team Can Actually Ship.

The Only Proven Method To Identify Your Riskiest Assumption

Startups live and die on the validity of their assumptions. As a startup founder, you make assumptions about your customer, your product, and your market. Being wrong in any one of these areas can take you out of the game.

Leaders, The Problem Is Not Your Agile Teams — It’s You.

Leaders must be prepared to look beyond just…

The “One Big Customer” Trap

It’s hard to beat the feeling of relief upon landing that first big customer, whether you’re in charge of a…