Archive - Maarten’s Newsletter

March 2025

Fooled by Proxies

The Empty Pursuit of Proxies

Mar 27 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Before Vibe Coding, There Was Vibe Agile

Mar 25 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The First Rule of Product Management

Declared Vs. Revealed Preferences

Mar 22 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The 5 Obstacles to High-Performing Product Teams

The Infuriating Difficulty of Product Management (And What to Do About It)

Mar 19 •

Maarten Dalmijn

"What Framework Will Replace Scrum?"

Ditch the Salty 'Instant Ramen' Frameworks

Mar 18 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The Inability to Set Goals Exposes Your Existing Problems

Having Fewer Goals Sucks, But Having More Goals Sucks Even More.

Mar 16 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Why Most Organizations Produce Brittle Teams Instead of Elastic Teams

On the Importance of Brittle vs Elastic Teams

Mar 11 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Roman Estimation: A Simple, Easy and Quick Alternative to Story Points

Don't Fix Your Story Points or Velocity, Just Stop Using Them

Mar 4 •

Maarten Dalmijn

February 2025

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