The role of Product Owner in Scrum and how it relates to Product Management.
Exploring reward models for self-managing teams
DAO inspired options for start-ups and teams developing products in extreme uncertainty
Pride and the Definition of Done
Using developer pride as a measure of quality.
Starting sprints mid-week
It’s common to align our sprints with calendar weeks. Weekends provide neat breakpoints, but they also pose some challenges.
10 projects, 10 people
You wake one day with 10 projects to complete, and 10 people to do the work.
1% better
Baking continuous improvement into the Definition of Done.
Distraction epidemics
Vicious cycles and defect infections.
Making the best decisions
Complex problems and the cost of perfection.
The quality cake
In software development, testing is often considered synonymous with quality but by this point we may already be way off track.
Ideas come from the outside
Change requires inspiration and inspiration is fed by exposure.
There’s value in the fairness of a deal
If we're the seller we can skew the deal our way a little (or a lot), taking more than we deserve or sneaking certain details under the rug.
Speed vs. Quality
The perception of progress is not progress.
Balancing ideation and execution
Building teams of dreamers, doers and incrementalists.
Scope creep is a function of duration
Fighting the passage of time.
A complacent organisation is a failing organisation
The future is certain only in that we know it will be different.
Psychological safety; the key quality of effective teams
A team’s performance is not a function of the intelligence or individual strengths of its members, but the way that a team interacts.
Innovation through bad ideas and hard work
Success comes when bad ideas are refined and iterated on over and over with grit and tireless dedication.
Learning: A step into the unknown
Fear, responsibility and starting something new.
Continuous learning is a necessity, not a luxury
Regardless of how well we’ve positioned ourselves, the skills and knowledge we have today won’t open the same doors again in 5 years’ time.
Continuous improvement; an oft-overlooked meta-skill
Making a habit of assessing and improving the way we get things done.