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Category: Agile Mindset

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How I Build Powerful Product Teams Without Boundaries and Governance

September 9, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Learn how to build powerful product teams without boundaries or rigid governance with this simple, 3-step guide to foster innovation and adaptability.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Agile, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Software Development, Teamwork
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How I Empower Product Teams to Take Ownership by Breaking Down Walls

September 2, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Empower product teams with end-to-end involvement, solving problems, & supportive leadership. Transform order takers into problem solvers for real results.

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How Scrum Masters Can Unleash Lean Flow by Being Control Freaks

August 26, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Learn how Scrum Masters can enhance lean flow by breaking dependencies and eliminating waste, ensuring smoother value delivery and effective teamwork.

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Planning Vs. Action: Why a Product Team’s Best Bet Is Real-world Evidence

August 20, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Prioritization fails product teams. Learn why real-world action and iterative evidence lead to better outcomes than elaborate planning and prioritization.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Empirical, Evidence, Leadership, Management, Planning, Product Management, Software Development
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How I Learned Outcomes Don’t Come From a Breakthrough First Effort

August 13, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Here’s how I fell in love with the chase. It was almost midnight. The night was young. My team and…

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Perfect Vs. Good: How I Drive Product Outcomes Sooner Through Imperfection

August 5, 2024 Coach Lankford 2 Comments

Why striving for flawlessness might be holding you and your product back. “You just gotta ship it.” As a recovering…

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How Do Scrum Masters Rethink Their Role On a Team to Avoid Extinction

July 29, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Scrum Masters: Rethink your role to avoid extinction. Focus on self-organization, removing obstacles, anticipating problems, and radiating team information.

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Scrum Sprints Are the New Deadline Whip: How to Avoid This Bad Belief Trap

July 22, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Transform Scrum by focusing on learning, not deadlines. Avoid common pitfalls and make your Sprints more effective with a learning-forward approach.

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Posted in: Agile Mindset, Leadership, Lean Leverage, Transformation Filed under: Leadership, Product Management, Scrum, Software Development
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How to Reclaim Your Team Flow Fast by Relieving Your Dependency on Experts

July 15, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Learn to boost team productivity by reducing reliance on experts. Discover 5 steps to reclaim team flow and create self-reliant, high-performing teams.

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How to Abandon the Daily Stand-up Hamster Wheel Without Going to Scrum Jail

July 8, 2024 Coach Lankford Leave a comment

Transform your Daily Scrum: Empower developers, eliminate status updates, and simplify meetings for more effective, team-driven collaboration.

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Lean Leverage: It’s what happens when you remove the inessential to deliver maximum outcomes while respecting people. When the superfluous is out of the way, you get two benefits. First, you don’t waste energy on what is not needed, and second, you focus more quality time on what needs to be done. This blog attempts to live up to these goals.

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