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Agile and People: The Transformation Will Happen Naturally

The Product Coalition

In my first article in this series, I posited that the only problem Agile has is that it’s too concise. Since it’s not a prescriptive methodology, but a collection of values and principles, people feel lost when it comes to “becoming agile”. That’s when we could claim to be Agile. We all know the driving license analogy.

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) That's why I then asked people to review their product-oriented domain expertise and agile-focused domain expertise in Part 3. All jobs evolve and change as any industry changes.

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Why is Agile Still Being Treated as Gospel?

The Product Coalition

Agile just turned twenty-one, but don’t put away that fake ID yet. Ever since the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001, the concept of becoming more efficient by embracing iterative delivery models and “learning-on-the-go” has captivated senior executives to junior project managers alike.

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Lipstick Agile

The Product Coalition

TL; DR: Lipstick Agile?—?Happiness Have you noticed how many people in the agile field are unhappy with their work situation? A situation where an organization already struggles doing agile, not to mention ‘becoming agile?’ This is what I call lipstick Agile. Lipstick Agile?—?The Happiness in the Trenches?

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More Effective Agile Leadership

Speaker: Steve McConnell, CEO, Construx Software

We all strive to be effective Agile leaders. Join Steve McConnell, CEO of Construx Software, as he distills hundreds of companies’-worth of real-world experience into the proven Agile leadership practices that work best. Adapt your implementation of Agile to your industry context. But how do you know if you're succeeding?

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What Are Agile User Stories?

The Product Coalition

These are user stories at their most basic level, and if you’re going to master agile product development and become a truly great PM, you need to know how to write actionable stories that have maximum impact, why they’re so important, and when to implement them. Learning About Agile? What Are Agile User Stories? That’s great!

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Troubleshooting Agile – Jeffrey Fredrick & Douglas Squirrel on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel know this well, and their new book Agile Conversations , focuses on the five critical conversations you’ll have and how to perfect them. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. Quote of the Episode. Quote of the Episode.

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A Guide to Designing Delightful Dashboards

Speaker: Daniel O'Sullivan, Product Designer, nCino and Jeff Hudock, Senior Product Manager, nCino

We’ve all seen the increasing industry trend of artificial intelligence and big data analytics. Importance of agility and iterative processes. In a world of information overload, it's more important than ever to have a dashboard that provides data that's not only interesting but actually relevant and timely. Where to start the journey.