Agility coaching redefined—meet my continuous improvement GPT

Whether you’re leading a team or steering an organization, this GPT offers core insights to support continuous improvement and business agility.

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How an output focus makes teams fail at Scrum

Are you starting Scrum by only focusing on outputs? You are missing out. Using Scrum for outputs without outcomes & team engagement is a mistake.

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Why is your product team so lazy?

“My team consistently rolls work over from Sprint-to-Sprint. Why is it not motivated to finish what it starts? It doesn’t deliver what it commits to deliver. I must have the wrong people.” Do you ever hear this? Do you say it about your teams? We blame the team, but we should not.

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Too much specialization destroys your product team

When we envision mastery, we often think about becoming an expert in our specialty. But today’s product teams need less specialization, not more. Mastery today is about diversification, not specialization.

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Can an Empty Mind Help You Adopt Scrum?

Scrum does not fit your organization. This makes it difficult to master. What should you do? Should you adapt Scrum to your organization? Or should you adapt your organization? And how can Zen help? Read more in my latest post.

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Three “Right” Ways to Develop Your Product

Is it more important to build the “right” thing, build it “right,” or treat the team “right?” I explore how these three “rights” contribute to great products in my latest post.

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