Agile & SAFe
I started my career in traditional waterfall and iterative planning and had a front-row seat to the introduction of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. I initially welcomed it as agile broke teams out of rigid internal practices by providing a flexible set of principles. Unfortunately an industry of agile practitioners and consultants created new rigid frameworks that they could easily pitch and sell to companies. Where it got off the rails for me was when teams essentially outsourced key elements of their work to distinct new roles like scrum masters which only increased complexity. The most effective teams I’ve worked on did not hire new agile/scrum roles. Instead, the product, eng, ux and solutions teams adopted the principles through our practices as part of their role.
Decline of the Agile Industrial Complex: Capital One’s Layoffs
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about SAFe and the product owner role | Melissa Perri
Double Diamond Design
My preferred model for many environments is a user-centered design favorite: the double diamond design.
Implementing a Discovery process at Optimizely
Shaping
References https://faculty.sites.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/archive/tesfatsi/Hogan.ComplexPerplex.htm https://komoroske.com/slime-mold/ Top Takeaways from Andy Grove’s High Output Management