No, Product Management Isn’t Useless — You’re Just Doing It Wrong
No, Product Management Isn’t Useless — You’re Just Doing It WrongIf you think PMs just write tickets and slow things down, you haven’t seen product management done right.I’ve lost count of how many ti...
4 Nov 20256min
The Scrum Master Role Is Disappearing - Or Is It?
The Scrum Master Role Is Disappearing - Or Is It? The layoffs of 2023 told a story that few in the tech industry wanted to acknowledge. Among the 120,000+ tech workers who lost their jobs, Scrum Maste...
3 Nov 202513min
Trick-or-treaters Leave Their Halloween Candy For Child Battling Leukemia
Trick-or-treaters Leave Their Halloween Candy For Child Battling LeukemiaA search for hope at the end of this very anxious week led me to this humble bundle. Zoe, 3, is the proud product of TJ and Co...
31 Okt 20255min
Witch’s Brew of Metrics — Don’t Let Vanity Hex Your Team
Witch’s Brew of Metrics — Don’t Let Vanity Hex Your TeamMetric definition templateName:What it measures:Owner:Frequency:Thresholds / signals:Action when threshold met:How to connect with AgileDad:- [w...
30 Okt 20255min
Poltergeist Meetings — When Meetings Throw Things
Poltergeist Meetings — When Meetings Throw Things At You... 5 micro-rituals (practical) Purpose line on invite — one sentence: “Decision needed / Sync / Info.”Time-boxed agenda — 3 bullets with owner ...
29 Okt 20257min
The Phantom Sprint — Invisible Work That Steals Velocity
The Phantom Sprint — Invisible Work That Steals VelocityYour sprint looks healthy — until a phantom dependency eats your finish line. Here’s how to find the invisible work before the demo.Detection & ...
28 Okt 20256min
The Haunted Backlog — When Old Stories Won’t Die
The Haunted Backlog — When Old Stories Won’t DieTriage: Mark backlog items > 90 days old as “graveyard candidates.”Reframe: Turn vague epics into a one-sentence outcome + metric. If you can’t, bury it...
27 Okt 20255min
A Chad Gymnast Scores Top Marks For Determination
A Chad Gymnast Scores Top Marks For DeterminationThe wall behind her is pockmarked and worn. She’s barefoot against a hard, cracked floor. And yet Achta Derib’s pose in this photograph by Antonio Lóp...
24 Okt 20255min
