In the first part of this story, I discussed the problem of scrum teams getting stuck in a cycle of random problem-fixing, which can lead to stagnation and a lack of true agility. …

As a line manager, CTO, CEO, Product Owner, or Scrum Master, … We are supposed to optimize something — “Optimize: To make it as perfect, effective, or functional as possible(Merriam-Webster)” — For example, more features within less time or making more money with fewer features, or producing more features with…

This morning I got an email with the title, “Four great practices to killing procrastination” I don't want to criticise this particular article; the market is like this, if you have this problem, this practice will solve it. But Why does most of the time, this fancy advice not work…

Throughout my career, I witnessed that in the product management world, there are two big misunderstandings: 1- The product owner is a backlog manager 2- The product owner/manager is a mini-CEO, and they should make all decisions. You've heard a lot about the first misunderstanding, The product owner as a…

It happened to all of us, experiencing disorientation, distraction and despair as an Agile coach or Scrum master. But, of course, not all disruptions are destabilizing. Sometimes the way forward is clear, and we can recover easily and move on quickly, but when the way forward is less clear, we…

Why do team members fear changing application source code? Or why teams can’t ship on the market cadence at minimal risk and cost? The answer is easy, “No-Design” culture. What is the design? Based on James shore’s new book, “The Art of Agile Development”, Computers don’t care what your code looks like. If the…

I have seen many companies that have just turned Scrum into a task management tool or scrum-waterfall. In this short story, I will explain the essence of Scrum and what we should consider for using it. Let’s assume you live in a big and busy city like London or New…

Situtanial Awareness is a core capability of an antifragile company. Situational awareness is the perception of environmental elements and events with respect to time or space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of future status. I think everyone agrees that in this world full of rapid changes, we…

In the agile community, most agile practitioners keep saying: “Hey, you need to have fully self-organized, self-direct agile teams; you should delegate all decisions to teams; they should make all decisions about the market and …” And start to blame leaders. …