2023 WK14
Under-Management, Accountability, Controversial Topics, Rule of Three, Vertical Slice, Sprint Goals, ChatGPT, SAFe.
Under-Management Is the Flip Side of Micromanagement — and It’s a Problem Too
Micromanagement gets most of the attention, but under-management may be just as big a problem. A constellation of behaviours occurring together often: weak performance management, a tendency to avoid conflicts with employees, and generally lackluster accountability. Results often suffer as a result. (5 min read)
Accountability is Not Blame
accountable, adjective, “required to render account”. (2 min read)
Coaching controversial topics
Whether you’re a coach or manager, recognizing controversial topics is crucial because dealing with controversial topics is expensive, difficult, and painful to all involved parties. But because controversial topics are an inherent aspect of working in large product and tech companies, where diverse teams and multiple layers of leadership coexist, you need to learn to navigate them and how to enable groups to make controversial topics non-controversial. (3 min read)
The Rule of Three
Organizational design plays a crucial role in determining an organization's success or failure. As an organization grows, it faces numerous challenges that determine effectiveness, productivity, and profitability. Understanding the relationship between organizational design and organization size is crucial for businesses looking how to achieve their goals. In this article, Michael Küsters explore the key factors that organizations face as they grow, and how their organizational design impacts their ability to overcome these challenges. (4 min read)
The Art of the Vertical Slice
Jason Godesky dives into the challenges of integrating UX research and Scrum and what user story has to do with it. (10 min read)
Why I Don’t Emphasize Sprint Goals
Mike Cohn questions the utility of strictly adhering to the mandate of employing a Sprint Goal every single Sprint. (3 min read)
What Are ChatGPT and Its Friends?
This article walks us through the current ChatGPT ecosystem and explores that limitations, applications and risks. (5 min read)
SAFe — The Gift that Keeps on Giving & Growing
Bob Galen comments on the latest SAFe 6.0 launch on March 2023. (1 min read)