Maximizing the Flow of Value

In a recent Humanizing Work Show episode, we talked about the benefits of making things more visible so you, your colleagues, and… Read More

Customers Don’t Want Your Product, They Want This…

A hard truth of product development is that people don’t want our products. They don’t want our services. They don’t want the features we’re so… Read More

Why 40-hour work weeks aren’t a good target

One of the principles in the first edition of *Extreme Programming Explained* was “40-hour work week.” Wisely, the early XP practitioners recognized that overtime burns… Read More

5 Business Insights from the World of Music

Hi all, it’s Peter here, and I’ve had a busy week musically, playing with multiple groups in different styles in a wide range of venues. Read More

Using Vision as a Filter

In a recent Humanizing Work Show episode, How to Craft A Vision Statement That’s Not Just Corporate Speak, we talked about the… Read More

Teams Need a Shared Purpose

A team is a relatively small, clearly defined group of people who work together towards a shared purpose. In practice, many groups that people call… Read More

Lightweight Async Feedback

In March, we published a Humanizing Work Show episode about the approach we’ve developed for getting feedback on work-in-progress. It’s a structure… Read More

What to Focus On in 1-on-1s

Managers know they should do 1-on-1s with their direct reports, but they don’t often get much guidance about how to make those 1-on-1s worthwhile. Read More

Unsplittable Stories—Myth or Reality?

Hey, it’s Richard again… In 2007, when I wrote the original “Patterns for Splitting User Stories” article, I ended with a challenge: “Bring me your… Read More

Are POs Responsible for Strategy?

In larger orgs, the Product Owner (PO) role is often split between more than one person. We can have a separate conversation about whether that’s… Read More