Making sense of agility, scaling, OKRs, product operating models, and leadership — written from 15+ years in the field.
Product-led vs service-led isn't one comparison — it's three. Here's how product-led business models differ from service-led ones, and how PLG, product-led orgs, and product operating models each fit inside that.
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Why most agile training skips principles for practices — and how to start a conversation about agility that lands, even with skeptical leaders who want to skip straight to Day 2.
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SAFe and the Product Operating Model are not in conflict — they can complement each other. A podcast interview exploring empowered product teams, outcome-oriented PI Planning, and why incentive alignment is the real lever.
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Organizational traction and portfolio agility are the same path. Why leaders pursuing either goal inevitably arrive at the need to manage a portfolio of investments with flow-based thinking.
Read more →A practical framework for deciding when and where agile methods are worth the overhead — and when simplified approaches are more effective than formal agile frameworks.
Read more →Why scaling companies fail when they apply efficiency-tuned operating models to new product bets — and how to run a dual operating system that keeps startup scrappiness alive alongside scaled operations.
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