Food for Agile Thought #312: The Micromanager, Ralph Stacey (1942-2021), Jeff’s HiPPOism, Cost per Story Point?
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TL; DR: The Micromanager, Jeff’s HiPPOism — Food for Agile Thought?#312
Welcome to the 312th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 33,158 peers. This week, we deep dive into the main culprit of many failed agile transformations: The micromanager. We also learn about the most underappreciated Scrum event, and we remember the late Ralph Stacey.
We then talk HiPPOism, referring to the “Jeff-wants-it”-Fire Phone of Amazon; we look at two frameworks to improve product interaction and the overall user experience, and we address a tricky and risky topic: Transferring a legacy product onto a new tech stack.
Lastly, we ask: Can we use story points for cost calculation? Also, we note that research efforts need to be represented in Product Backlogs to encourage continuous learning.
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(via Get Lighthouse): Are You a Micromanager? Avoid these Signs and Learn How to Stop Micromanaging
Lighthouse presents a deep dive into the main culprit of many failed agile transformations.
Source:?Get Lighthouse: Are You a Micromanager? Avoid these Signs and Learn How to Stop Micromanaging
? Agile &?Scrum
Jonathan Smart (via IT Revolution Press): Applying an Agile Mindset to Organizational Agility
Jonathan Smart points at the risk of imposing a uniform approach across an organization. Instead, he suggests trying the VOICE framework when transitioning to business agility.
Author:?Jonathan Smart
Mark Levison: Scrum by Example: How Sprint Planning Mistakes Can Derail a?Team
Mark Levison delves into the most underappreciated Scrum event, which leads to a whole spectrum of issues in the process.
Author:?Mark Levison
Dave Snowden (via Cognitive Edge): Ralph Stacey 10/9/1942–4/9/2021
Dave Snowden remembers the late Ralph Stacey.
Author:?Dave Snowden
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Jeff Gothelf: The Highest Paid Person’s?Opinion
Jeff Gothelf talks HiPPOism, referring to the “Jeff-wants-it”-Fire Phone of Amazon.
Author:?Jeff Gothelf
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?? Joe Leech: Using Psychology to Supercharge your?Product
In this video, Joe Leech looks at two frameworks to supercharge product interaction and the overall user experience.
Author:?Joe Leech
Jock Busuttil: Replatforming the cash?cow
Jock Busuttil addresses a tricky and risky topic: Transferring a legacy product onto a new tech stack.
Source:?Replatforming the cash cow
Author:?Jock Busuttil
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?? Tools & Measuring
Mike Cohn: Figuring the Cost per Story Point: Helpful or?Hairy?
Mike Cohn analyzes whether using story points may translate into a feasible cost calculation method.
Author:?Mike Cohn
Rachel Krause (via Nielsen Norman Group): Accounting for User Research in?Agile
Rachel Krause notes that research efforts need to be represented in Product Backlogs to encourage continuous learning.
Author:?Rachel Krause
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