TL; DR: Challenging Assumptions — Food for Agile Thought #459 Welcome to the 459th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,779 peers. This week, John Cutler suggests structuring organizations to become comfortable with challenging assumptions and thrive amid changing conditions, while Simon Powers examines culture’s impact on individuals and Agile’s decline.... Read more » The post Food for Agile Thought #459: Challenging Assumptions, High-Performing Product Teams, Product Strategy Discovery, The Reason for Agile’s Decline appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Why Too Much Transparency Can Have a Detrimental Effect While transparency is often touted as essential in Agile, too much can have negative consequences. Oversharing can lead to micromanagement, misinterpretation, and loss of trust within the team. Examples include excessive scrutiny during Daily Scrums, misreading progress metrics, and creating a blame culture that... Read more » The post From Transparency to the Perils of Oversharing appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Engineers in Customer Support — Food for Agile Thought #458 Welcome to the 458th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,762 peers. This week, Ian Vanagas advocates involving engineers in customer support to boost product quality through faster feedback and ownership. Maarten Dalmijn identifies six common pitfalls in using... Read more » The post Food for Agile Thought #458: Engineers in Customer Support, Product & Tech Debt, Product Launch Mistakes, Cynics Rarely Succeed appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Why Solving Customer Problems Instead Matters Scrum is just a tool; your job is to solve real customer problems and deliver value. Stop focusing on perfecting frameworks and start prioritizing outcomes that matter. It’s time to reassess what truly drives your success, particularly given the challenging business environment. ? October 23, 2024: The... Read more » The post You Don’t Get Paid to Practice Scrum appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Blaming Agile — Food for Agile Thought #457 Welcome to the 457th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,744 peers. This week, Rupert Goodwins critiques Moxie Marlinspike’s view of blaming Agile, emphasizing innovation’s evolution and the need for fresh thinking, while Jim Highsmith urges a shift from productivity metrics... Read more » The post Food for Agile Thought #457: Blaming Agile for Lacking Innovation, Structuring Product Organizations, Cost of Delay, Unhealthy Team Tension appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Transformed & Scrum Despite criticism from the product community regarding Scrum as a framework for effective product creation, namely Marty Cagan himself, I believe that it is worthwhile to compare the principles that help form successful product teams with those of Scrum. Let’s delve into an analysis of “Transformed” and how its principles... Read more » The post Transformed Meets the Scrum Guide appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Strategy Creation — Food for Agile Thought #456 Welcome to the 456th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,728 peers. This week, Rob Lambert offers a detailed guide to effective strategy creation, while Reddit user henbitcookies1 questions the value of Scrum, seeking ways to reduce its burdens. Willem-Jan Ageling... Read more » The post Food for Agile Thought #456: Strategy Creation, Product Model & Outsourcing, Agile Transformation Pitfalls, Derisking Daily Work appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Reinventing Hands-on Agile For years, I have supported the Agile community with a wealth of free resources and opportunities for growth. From the Food for Agile Thought newsletter to the Scrum Master Salary Report to tools like the Scrum Master Job GPT, and from ebooks like the Scrum Master Interview Questions Guide to... Read more » The post Hands-on Agile’s Upcoming Transformation appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Identifying Digital Product — Food for Agile Thought #455 Welcome to the 455th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 42,701 peers. This week, Jeff Patton explores how identifying digital products is crucial for adopting a product operating model, while Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, and David Horowitz discuss updates in... Read more » The post Food for Agile Thought #455: Creative Destruction Canvas, Identifying Digital Products, Descaling for Fun and Profit, Perfectionism appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more

TL; DR: Quick Scrum Gains Suppose you are a Scrum Master or Agile Coach. Have you recently been asked to explain your contribution to the organization’s value creation? In other words, does management want to know whether you are pulling your weight or if your salary is an expendable expenditure? This article points to ten... Read more » The post Quick Scrum Gains to Elevate Your Standing as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach appeared first on Age-of-Product.com ..read more