Why This Matters. Long-time readers know we’ve joked about strict Definition-of-Ready checklists before. A simple list can’t capture every detail of product discovery work, and teams sometimes misuse DoR as...
Why This Matters.A sprint planning session is too costly to spend half of it arguing whether a feature is “big” or “small.” By letting AI draft an initial Impact and...
Backlog refinement has always been a tedious task (whether using Scrum, Waterfall, Kanban, etc.): the Product Manager and a few dedicated allies sift through hundreds of support tickets, Slack rants...
Backlog refinement often stalls because teams spend precious time translating customer feedback into clear, testable work items. Used thoughtfully, AI can accelerate that step and free people to focus on...
The age-old question; Kanban or Scrum? Let’s ground the debate in first principles and practical signals, not dogma.Choosing a workflow framework shouldn’t feel like choosing a religion; you’re picking a...
The Pain.Every time a pull request crosses oceans, the review clock resets. Dallas pushes code at 5 p.m., while London’s still asleep; Sydney won’t see it until tomorrow, and by...
Let's think about this for a second...Do you really need to choose a scaling framework? The moment your teams outgrow a single Sprint Review, the search term “SAFe vs LeSS...
Yesterday’s Async Cadence Manifesto demonstrated how fully distributed teams, people spread across the world, can replace long Zoom meetings with 90-second Loom handoffs. Today, we focus on a more common...
You can’t refactor the planet, London will never share sunrise with Dallas, but you can refactor how work crosses those lines. My rule of thumb is to stack a squad...
Your backlog is snarled; the “release train” is wobbling; the team is debating story-points like it’s fantasy football. Book an hour with Lance and unblock the sprint before lunch. Why...
Did You Know?Google has introduced a company-wide “AI Coding Guidance” that establishes clear boundaries and high expectations for how every software engineer should use generative AI tools. Over 30% of...
Flow+Joy Focus. Link flow metrics to business outcomes, then translate developer joy into retained revenue so your CFO sees every experiment as an investment, not a cost. People → Service...