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AI Signs Its Own Warranty: Formal Proof Meets Business Risk

Did you know…DeepSeek‑Prover V2 is a new open‑source, 671‑billion‑parameter large language model that specializes in formal theorem proving in the Lean 4 proof assistant. It learns by recursively breaking a...

Tips

The Science Behind Story Points (Agile Estimating)

To many Scrum teams, Story Points are part of daily life, but when you ask why we use them, the answer is often vague:“It’s just what “Agile” says to do.”I...

Leadership + Organization

Ditching Certainty for Confidence in Agile Teams

My Journey into Decision ScienceWhen I first chose my college major, I honestly didn’t fully realize where it would take me. I earned my bachelor’s degree at the intersection of...

Leadership + Organization

Empowering Product Teams with Metrics That Navigate Risk

In product development (especially technical), certainty is an illusion. Yet, too often, businesses cling to the idea that they can predict and guarantee outcomes with enough planning, metrics, and control.As...

Career

Why You Should Consider Scrum Master Training

Isn’t Agile dead? Scrum is dying; it's not used anymore. I hear it all the time. It’s coming from a loud minority who seem not to really see how most...

Product

Stop Shipping Features. Start Solving Problems.

In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, it’s easy to fall into the trap of churning out feature after feature. The modern product development mantra often seems to be, “Ship fast, ship...

Agility

Agile Died Again?

I know I know...here we go again, but it is apparent this is still a great topic to debate and learn how to get more articulate, so here's my try...

Product

Your Backlog Is Not a Roadmap (A Wakeup Call for Some)

Let’s get real for a minute. One of the most common sources of confusion in agile teams—especially those trying to scale or serve complex stakeholder environments—is this: They treat their...

Leadership + Organization

Use Velocity as a Planning Tool

Velocity is best used as a planning tool—helping teams forecast how many story points they can realistically complete in an upcoming iteration. Think of it like a car’s speedometer: it...

Agility

How AI Can Unlock Our Higher Calling

I’ve always had a passion for continuous improvement. As a Certified Scrum Trainer focused on business agility, my life revolves around asking tough questions every day: What can we do...

Leadership + Organization

Culture Eats Agile for Breakfast

If you’ve ever worked in an organization attempting “Agile,” you’ve likely encountered this paradox: The company adopts the Agile Manifesto, renames departments, and installs Jira or a similar tool, but...