Too many 1:1s feel like status updates, but true leadership is about ownership. I’ve always believed that when the direct report leads the agenda, we uncover the real blockers. Shift the focus to their growth and watch the team thrive.

See how to fix your flow:
https://productify.substack.com/p/most-11s-are-run-the-wrong-way

#ProductLeadership #Agile

Too many 1:1s feel like status updates, but true leadership is about ownership. I’ve always believed that when the direct report leads the agenda, we uncover the real blockers. Shift the focus to their growth and watch the team thrive.

See how to fix your flow:
https://productify.substack.com/p/most-11s-are-run-the-wrong-way

#ProductLeadership #Agile

Honored that @UCSanDiego features my "Phases of Team Development" on teamwork tradecraft in course curriculum.

See https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/ucsd-2024.html for details

The 2026 edition of my work is here: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.89601

#UCSD #Agile #ProjectManagement #Teamwork #Leadership #UCSanDiego #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #TeamworkTradecraft

Ansible for DevOps by Jeff Geerling is on sale on Leanpub! Its suggested price is $9.99; get it for $6.99 with this coupon: https://leanpub.com/ansible-for-devops/c/LeanPublishingDaily20260518 #agile #software #startups #ansible #devops #cloud_computing

» The Journey from Project Manager to Chief of Staff with Darby Strong« http://drunkenpm.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-journey-from-project-manager-to.html #Agilist.in #Agile #Change #Lean #Kanban #Scrum

A decent Scrum Master pays attention to how people work together. Not just what they deliver, but how they collaborate, where things feel stuck or awkward. #Scrum #Agile

Just blogged: https://www.malcolmbastien.com/notes/adaptive-enablement-loop

#agile

A Day in the Life of a Product Owner - Scrum.org Blog (Mary Iqbal)

https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/day-life-product-owner

#Scrum #ProductOwner #ScrumDotOrg #Agile

Your CTO put #DORA metrics on a company dashboard. Now teams are competing on deploy frequency.

They're shipping garbage faster.

DORA metrics are a mirror for your team, not a scoreboard for management. The moment you turn them into KPIs or compare Team A to Team B, you've killed their purpose.

Good numbers don't mean good software. They mean you have something worth investigating.

#softwaredevelopment #agile

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DORA ON A DASHBOARD? YOU'RE HOLDING IT WRONG.

Gedanken zur Agilität:
"Boilerplate Code" wird in der Softwareentwicklung repetitiver Code genannt, der wenig eigene Logik mitbringt.

Ich frage mich, ob wir mit den "Scrum Ceremonies" nicht ziemlich viel organisatorischen "Boilerplate" generieren, und daher bei vielen Betroffenen auch mittlerweile eher Ablehnung auslösen. Was vor 20 Jahren noch notwendig war, was sich heute mit viel breiterem agilen Grundverständnis wirklich obsolet geworden ist. #agile #scrum #agileCoach #Agility

You don't need to fix everything today. You just need to stop fighting ghosts. #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #LeanStartup #ProfessionalGrowth #BusinessTips #StartupLife #Productivity (4/4)

Want to level up your engineering career? Adopt a Product Thinking mindset!

Learn how product management principles can help your engineering team deliver more impactful results, build empathy for users, and take greater ownership of what you build.

🎬 Watch the #InfoQ video by Stéphane Di Cesare & Cat Morris ⇨ https://bit.ly/4eUWnZp

📄 #transcript included

#Culture #ProjectManagement #Agile #SoftwareDevelopment

https://www.europesays.com/britain/43664/ We’re becoming a simple and more agile bank | HSBC news #agile #ai #Bloomberg #CEO #customers #elhedery #francine #FrancineLacqua #georges #GeorgesElhedery #GroupCeo #HSBC #HsbcNews #Interview #lacqua #Leader #Leadership #Podcast #Tariffs #Trade #transformation

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We’re becoming a simple and more agile bank | HSBC news

New post: Scrum is Dead

“We tried Scrum.”

A few meetings.
Some tickets.
New role names.

Everything looked familiar.
Nothing actually changed.

#Agile #Scrum #RealityCheck #SoftwareDevelopment #Leadership

https://agile-is-a-state-of-mind.com/scrum-is-dead/

Your team shipped 47 tickets last sprint.

How many of them made your customer money? Or saved them money? Or reduced risk?

If you can't answer that, you're not delivering value. You're delivering activity.

Agility isn't about throughput. It's about asking one question before every iteration: "What's the next thing that creates real value?"

Stop counting tickets. Start counting impact.

#agile #softwaredevelopment

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47 TICKETS SHIPPED. ZERO VALUE DELIVERED.

True threat modelers don't be usin' no checklists, savvy...
They spy 'em out with their trusty spyglasses!
And when they be layin' down the cards,
they don't waste their breath on soft #games like Solitaire or Sir Tommy!
Nay, they be wagerin' their gold on high-stakes plunder like Cornucopia or EoP!

Threat Modeling is about exploration, not checkbox compliance.
Exploration and innovation happen when playing and exploring like children.

#appsec #llm #agentic #ai #security #cloud #devops #agile

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True threat modelers don't be usin' no checklists, savvy... They spy 'em out with their trusty spyglasses!

Try one scene this week and share what changed.

#CustomerSupport #B2B2C #Agile #DSDM #CustomerExperience #FinanceSME #Storytelling #SupportStrategy #CustomerJourney #ProcessImprovement (10/10)

Stop paying for uncertainty.

Pay‑per‑sprint lets you build with control and flexibility:
🚀 Pay only for a defined sprint
📊 See real results fast
🔎 Decide using real data
🔁 Adjust as you go

It’s a smarter way to reduce risk and keep momentum.

Curious? Why not look at a team in action, let’s talk 👉 hello@squads.com
#Agile #Startups

“The zero function is the joker of the homogeneous world.” 🃏

In mathematics, it always fits, satisfies every homogeneous system, and silently survives every #transformation.

#AgileCheese adopts the same principle for #agile organizations: when #complexity explodes, become the zero function first. Remove commitments, reset assumptions, reduce to nothing.

From zero, every direction is still possible. That is the power of #cheese. 🧀🚀 #NullFunction #HomogeneousAgility

Und ich klage: Hat Usain Bolt je eine #Sprintverlängerung benötigt?

#Scrum
#Softwareentwicklung
#Agile
#Leichtathletik

The actual work lies elsewhere. In team coaching and helping them figure things out themselves. This is slower and a bit frustrating at times, but that's the whole idea. #Scrum #Agile

Just a friendly reminder on my blog this week that Terror is not a helpful strategy for conducting business.

https://www.edyouragilecoach.com/why-copying-corporate-terror-fails/

🏴‍☠️ 🐻

#leadership #GhostGang #business #agile #blogging

@albertocblanco

ИИ-агент сам создал тикет, сам же его взял, и сам закрыл. Менеджер ничего не заметил

Автономные агенты в разработке уже встроены в CI/CD живых команд, закрывают реальные тикеты и пишут код, который идёт в прод. Проблема не в том, что они это делают плохо, а в том, что метрики при этом выглядят слишком отлично. Разобрали, как агенты проходят каждый этап SDLC, что именно идёт не так на каждом из них и почему зелёный дашборд стал наименее надёжным источником правды о состоянии команды.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/simpleone/articles/1037330/

#ииагенты #SDLC #автоматизация_разработки #управление_командой #Agile #тимлид #Devin #claude_code #github #code_review

»The Shadow You Cast« https://bobgalen.substack.com/p/the-shadow-you-cast #Agilist.in #Agile #Change #Lean #Kanban #Scrum

Your company didn't fail at agile. It failed at understanding why it needed agile in the first place.

You implemented SAFe, followed the Scrum Guide to the letter, and added reporting layers on top.

Congratulations, you built waterfall with standups.

Agile isn't a framework you install. It's the ability to learn, adapt, and deliver value in small steps when you don't know the path yet.

#agile #scrum

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YOU DIDN'T FAIL AT AGILE. YOU FAILED AT UNDERSTANDING IT.

Not sure any longer which libraries your script actually needs? https://gist.github.com/DarwinAwardWinner/ed75d6d845975a577c8533ac060d6d34 #rstats #agile

Read: dev.to/owasp/introducing-a-owasp-game-for-threat-modeling-agentic-ai-cloud-devops-frontend-llm-automation-5984 Play copi.owasp.org Buy: cybersecgames.com/pages/owasp-cornucopia-threat-modeling-collection Download: github.com/OWASP/cornucopia/releases/tag/v3.0.0 #appsec #security #agile #games

Introducing a OWASP Game for t...

Do you enjoy spending quality time threat modeling? That's fantastic! But, don't forget... "All models are wrong, but some are useful." - George Box Instead, ask yourself, "How often do I do threat modeling with others?" #appsec #owasp #llm #agentic #ai #security #cloud #devops #agile #games

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Do you enjoy spending quality time threat modeling? That's fantastic! But, don't forget... "All models are wrong, but some are useful." - George Box

Do you enjoy spending quality time threat modeling?
That's fantastic! But, don't forget... "All models are wrong, but some are useful."
- George Box

Instead, ask yourself, "How often do I do threat modeling with others?"

Don't spend too much time on your own; make sure you get regular feedback from developers and testers, and that the developers and testers get regular feedback from you.

#appsec #owasp #llm #agentic #ai #security #cloud #devops #agile #games

Dear #agile community on #Mastodon: I need honest, brutal feedback.
I wrote the Work-Feedback Loop: a thinking model to diagnose where agile work actually breaks down. Not a framework. A diagnostic tool.
It's a long read. Big ask, I know.
Tell me where the thinking is weak, unclear, or wrong. And if you think it has merit, share it with people who'd challenge it further.

https://no-bullshit-agile.com/wfl/

Boosts very welcome.

#AgileCoaching #Kanban #Scrum #ContinuousImprovement

As funny as the picture is - it's a serious problem to consider: AI only makes one part of the Work-Feedback Loop faster: Work. But if feedback can't keep up you need to throttle down! There is a ceiling and it's us humans. Never overpace or you will be in trouble. Not today but in the near future when you need to hunt bugs in code you don't understand. And that will be very expensive!

#AI #agile

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Highway traffic - with and without AI

Как мы в SOFROS строили отдел поддержки, а получили сопровождение

Меня зовут Николай Лямин. В IT я уже 25 лет, в SOFROS - с 2023 года. За это время успел поработать с системной интеграцией, электронным документооборотом, построением крупных команд поддержки и мониторинга для высоконагруженных продуктов ЭДО и электронного факторинга. Работал как с российским, так и с европейским рынком, а также участвовал в развитии решений для электронной коммерции в сегментах FMCG и DIY. Придя в SOFROS, мне поручили строить направление поддержки. На берегу казалось, что логика будет классической: у клиента есть закрытый проект в промышленной эксплуатации, пользователи, инциденты и проблемы. У нас же есть линии поддержки. Остается только построить процессы и научиться с ними жить. Реальность оказалась другой – модель начала ломаться почти сразу. Интеграционный проект - это не монолитный программный продукт, который можно поддерживать изолированно. После внедрения клиент получает не просто «интеграционную шину», а живой интеграционный контур, в котором десятки систем начинают зависеть друг от друга. У каждой системы свой владелец, свои доработки, свои регламенты обмена и особенности эксплуатации, а самое важное, что проблемы почти никогда не живут внутри одной системы.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/sofros/articles/1037154/

#интеграция_систем #интегратор #управление_командой #эксплуатация_информационных_систем #itsm #agile #scrum #методология #техническая_поддержка #опыт_работы

Remember a government RFP some time ago. 60+ pages of contradictory requirements, a fixed-price contract, and zero budget transparency.

The cherry on top? "The goal is agile project management."

You can't put "agile" in a waterfall document and call it a transformation.

#agile #softwaredevelopment

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AGILE RFP IS AN OXYMORON

Concluding Thought:
Resistance fades when people see real results, so start small, learn fast, and let the work speak for itself.

#Agile #XP #StakeholderManagement #Education #B2B #ProcessChange #Leadership #FeedbackLoops #SME #Innovation (12/12)

Lean Agile Predictability Bundle by Daniel S. Vacanti is the featured bundle of ebooks 📚 on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/b/leanagilepredictabilitybundle

#business_and_management #agile #leadership_agile #agile_business_leadership #lean #leadership #project_management #product_management

В RetroPoint — две новые штуки про стратегические ретроспективы 🎯

SWOT-ретроспектива — четыре квадранта (сильные/слабые стороны внутри, возможности/угрозы снаружи) как формат командной встречи. Когда обычное спринт-ретро узко, а нужен срез шире — на квартал или продукт целиком. Разобрали, как удержать команду от «жалоб на рынок» и какие действия рождаются на выходе: 👉 https://retropoint.ru/news/swot-retrospective

Связка SWOT с циклом OKR в один клик 🔗 Со страницы цикла теперь создаётся SWOT-доска по кнопке «Создать SWOT-ретро» — с готовой шапкой цикла над колонками: прогресс, статус, focus-цели. Симметрично уже знакомому Sprint Goal ретро для одного KR: 👉 https://retropoint.ru/news/swot-okr-cycle-link

Удобно перед стартом нового квартала: увидеть «положение» и сразу формулировать Objectives 💡

#RetroPoint #тимлид #1to1 #управлениекомандой #retrospective #ретроспектива #agile #scrum #kanban #teamlead #it #itleads #teamleadthings #команда #retroonline #просторетро #oneonone #one2one #pokerplanning #ретро #agile #scrum #realtime #swot #okr

Grokipedia has a dedicated page for my book, "Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions"

See it here 👉 https://grokipedia.com/page/agile_scrum_your_quick_start_guide_with_step_by_step_instructions_(book)/

#Agile #Scrum #AgileScrumGuide #Book #Grokipedia

Maybe the best thing your retrospective can produce isn't an action item. Maybe it's the moment someone feels safe enough to tell the truth. If your mental model can't hold that, it's not a thinking tool. It's a avoidance strategy with a fancy name.

#Agile #Retrospective #MentalModels #TeamCulture #Leadership #AgileCoaching #PsychologicalSafety #Retail #ContinuousImprovement #EmotionalIntelligence (6/6)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ewolff/116602128910728061

Großartige Folge, lohnt sich!!

#agile #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #softwarearchitecture #Softwarearchitektur

Eberhard Wolff » 🌐 2026-05-19
@ewolff@mastodon.social

John Romeros Prinzipien mit Tom Asel
#SoftwareArchitektur im #Stream
Aufnahme (Video / Podcast) verfügbar!
https://software-architektur.tv/2026/05/15/episode312.html

Realtime без тормозов на ретро 🚀

Несколько команд заметили: когда на публичной доске одновременно активны многие участники, страница может тормозить, а часть запросов — падать с ошибкой 😬

Мы разобрались и уже поправили это на production ✅

В чём была проблема: обновления доски идут через realtime (SSE). При пиковой нагрузке сервер слишком долго держал служебные соединения с базой — и новые запросы (открытие доски, вход гостя по паролю) начинали сбоить.

Что сделали 🛠️ — переработали SSE: push по-прежнему мгновенный, база не «висит» на каждом подключении
— увеличили запас API на production
— подкрутили поллинг для гостей

Проверили нагрузкой 📊 Прогнали бенчмарки на реальном prod — типичное ретро и десятки параллельных SSE-подключений проходят без ошибок.

Для обычного спринт-ретро на 15–30 человек — с запасом 💪

Подробности: https://retropoint.ru/news/workspace-realtime-stability-may-2026

Спасибо тем, кто написал прямо во время встречи — это помогло быстро найти баг 🙏

#RetroPoint #тимлид #1to1 #управлениекомандой #retrospective #ретроспектива #agile #scrum #kanban #teamlead #it #itleads #teamleadthings #команда #retroonline #просторетро #oneonone #one2one #pokerplanning #ретро #agile #scrum #realtime

So they facilitate events, but if that’s all they’re doing, something’s wrong. You don’t need a whole role just to keep time and ask 3 questions. #Scrum #Agile

I just asked an LLM who runs my website. It confidently invented four different people. When I corrected it, it didn't learn, it just hallucinated a new name.

High activity. Zero learning. The feedback loop never closed. That is the actionism I am warning about in the Work-Feedback Loop and it gets stronger with AI.

#ai #agile

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ACTIONISM LIVE DEMO BY AN LLM

The Constant Gardener : Knowing your team

One of the most interesting challenges in becoming a lead is understanding your team, and balancing project tasks between them. Whilst experience, both technical and domain, is a valuable indicator of how to assign tasks, there’s a few other things to take into account.

Having worked with a few people over the years, I can see 2 main types of developers. Managers may be asking which of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types these represent, but I’m trying to give a persona sketch rather than a detailed breakdown.

Innovators are the ones I see most often – developers who want to work on the hot new thing, keep seeking out new ideas, and often like to throw things out and start again. They can pick up new projects quickly, by focussing on certain areas but are likely to get bored if they stay on one project for too long and may sometimes miss the bigger picture. That’s great for learning, and pushing forward the boundaries, but may not provide the stability that some projects need, and may need closer code reviews to ensure they maintain the house style for the project. If you’ve ever needed a white knight on your project, they’ll probably be an innovator.

Gardeners will take longer to get up to speed with a new project, because they prefer to dig in and find out how everything works, and build a detailed knowledge of the system before making changes. They will tend to evolve systems over extended periods. If you get someone like that on your project, you’ll want to keep them for several months, as their value to the project increases over time. Long lived projects with several maintenance releases benefit most from this type of individual. You may well find that they know the business domain better than the customer.

I think everyone I have worked with has qualities of both, but there are individuals who are clearly more innovators, and others that are clearly more gardeners. A good project should have both, with innovators pushing ideas and bringing new technologies to the tables, and the gardeners bringing the domain knowledge to make sure the right changes are made for the long-term health of the project. As a lead, your job should be to understand the way your team things, so that you can take the right ideas on board at the right time, and bring your team along with you. And, most importantly, know yourself. The most important thing the others on the team bring is knowledge of things you don’t know, or at least questions that force you to think about them. Embrace it. Inspire your innovators and nurture your gardeners.

A 2-day Scrum Master certification doesn't make you a master. It barely makes you a beginner.

The Japanese concept of Shu-Ha-Ri says: First learn the rules. Then question them. Then transcend them. Most teams skip straight to "transcend" and wonder why nothing works.

#agile #shuhari

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SHU-HA-RI STOP SKIPPING PHASES

Your 5-Minute Win: Right now, in this public space, pull out your phone or a notebook. Set a timer for five minutes. Write one raw, unpolished paragraph about where you want to be in one year. Don't edit. Don't judge it. Just let it flow. This isn't a plan. It's a creative act. That's the point.

Go Forward: You just did something. That counts. #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #Leadership #Agile #Scrum #LeanStartup #ProfessionalGrowth #BusinessTips #StartupLife #Entrepreneurship (3/3)

"Agile is dead" is always said by people who never did agile in the first place.

They did Scrum without understanding the manifesto. They did standups without listening. They did sprints without delivering.

Agile isn't dead. It was never alive in your org.

#agile #scrum

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AGILE ISN'T DEAD IT WAS NEVER ALIVE