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The PM Vs. PO Flowchart
It's Not 'PM or PO' It Is 'PM and PO'
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Prediction vs. Adaptation
The purpose of the Sprint is not to predict what we will complete in 2 weeks time. I repeat, it's not about completing everything in the Sprint. The…
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The Liberty of Enabling Constraints
What Do Fanta, Warren Buffett, and Jaws Have In Common?
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Maarten Dalmijn
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On Scrum and Hamsters 🐹
Here's a hamster. The hamster looks happy, with flush cheeks and eyes filled with joy. You see it in the store and after rubbing its belly you fall in…
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AMA: Sprint Goals
Ask Me Anything on Sprint Goals
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Maarten Dalmijn
August 2023
Scrum: Failure By Design?
Are we witnessing the first signs of a post-Scrum era?
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Top 10 Sprint Goal Memes
The Best Sprint Goal Memes
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A Gentle Introduction to Dysfunction Mapping
Make Problems And Hidden Patterns in Your Organization Visible
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The Dysfunction of Dysfunction
Why You Need More Crazy
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July 2023
Agile Maturity Model Adherence - Be Careful What You Wish For!
Climbing the Ranks of Your Agile Maturity Model Can Be a Futile Exercise
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Planning or Progress?
Don't Confuse the Inability to Forecast With the Inability to Deliver
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The Easiest Way to Explain Story Points - Corgi Edition
A simple answer to ‘What are Story Points?’. After reading, you can teach others how they work.
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Maarten's Agile From First Principles Guide V0.8
How to Avoid the Agile Manifesto Confusion by Explaining Agile from First Principles
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#1 New Release on Amazon: My Book 'Driving Value with Sprint Goals: Humble Plans, Exceptional Results'
In the Category 'Software Design & Engineering'
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Maarten Dalmijn
June 2023
Why Should All Scrum Teams Use Sprint Goals?
"Because it's in the Scrum Guide?" Is Not a Good Enough Answer
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May 2023
In Refinement We Trust
Why Too Much Refinement Can Be Costly
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SAFe: Why Can't We Be Friends?
Why Does Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Divide So Many People?
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April 2023
March 2023
Why Stakeholder Management Is Incredibly Difficult When You Work in Product Management
7 Simple Visualizations That Help Explain Why
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Why Better Planning Won't Fix Your Scaling Problems
Better Coordination Does Not Solve Poor Collaboration
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Things You Shouldn't Do When Rebuilding a Product, Part I
#1. Ignoring Gall's Law
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Agilists Are Better at Explaining Waterfall Than Agile
An observation. Agilists are better at explaining waterfall than Agile. Most Agile textbooks start by explaining waterfall ,and then explain Agile…
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Why Many Tech Companies Suck at Planning and Don't Hit Their Targets
The Planning Circus Optimizes for Providing the Illusion of Control and All Plans With a Fighting Chance To Succeed Are Weeded Out
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