TL; DR: Product Washing By all means, the “Product Operating Model” (POM) has surged in popularity, especially among traditional organizations keen to prove their adaptability. (And, of course, among the McBostonians who, now that ”Agile” is dead, need a substitute…
TL; DR: Mastering Work Intake: The Key to Sustainability and Flow — Hands-on Agile #64 How do you deal with prioritization of the flood of new requirements, requests, and ideas? Let’s talk about the challenges of mastering work intake to…
TL; DR: Product Owner Anti-Patterns No other role in Scrum can contribute to mediocre outcomes like the Product Owner—garbage in, garbage out—and it does not matter whether that’s due to incompetence, neglect, disinterest, or failure to collaborate. Moreover, no Product…
TL; DR: Unfinished Action Items: How to Make Retrospectives Useful If your team consistently creates action items during Retrospectives but rarely completes them, you’re not alone. Unfinished action items are a major productivity killer and lead to stalled progress. This…
TL;DR: Scrum Master Salary Report 2025 — An Anonymous Poll by the Community for the Community The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the Agile community to understand…
TL;DR: A Guide to Escape Agile Framework Fatigue Undergoing a transformation to Agile Primitives from a botched isn’t about adopting another framework; it’s about returning to core principles that empower teams and deliver real value. (Please note: If you haven’t…
TL;DR: Agile Primitives Are we losing sight of what truly matters in Agile? The future isn’t about rigidly adhering to or outright dismissing frameworks like Scrum or SAFe. Instead, it’s about returning to the fundamental principles — the Agile Primitives…
Hands-on Agile 2025 is Here: From Concept-Based to Context-Based Agility We’re thrilled to announce that the virtual Hands-on Agile 2025 is officially on the horizon and will be free to attend from February 4-6, 2025. This time, we will focus…
TL;DR: The Perils of Founder Mode This article delves into the darker aspects of Founder Mode, popularized by Paul Graham and others. It offers a critical perspective for agile practitioners, product leaders, startup founders, and managers who embrace this paradigm…
TL; DR: The Pre-Mortem: A Non-negotiable Part of Your Product Development Toolbox Do you want to build products that avoid costly mistakes, meet customer needs, and drastically enhance your career prospects? Then, the pre-mortem is your secret weapon! By imagining…
