Food for Agile Thought #359: UX & Engineering, Product for Truly Agile Teams, 4 Major Issues w/ Lean?Startup
Stefan Wolpers
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TL; DR: Agility: UX & Engineering, Four Major Issues w/ Lean Startup — Food for Agile Thought?#359
Welcome to the 359th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 35,852 peers. This week, we delve into UX & engineering, detailing how product discovery benefits from including engineers early in the process, from timely feasibility discussions to designing minimum viable experiments (MVE). Also, we reflect on the many aspects of velocity, “if you are planning for a stable team with high morale that can consistently deliver,” and explore a vital character trait of any trainer, coach, entrepreneur, or artist — tenacity — with Jerry Colonna and Jules Pieri.
Then, Allan Holub explores the importance of product management for agile teams, from C-level buy-in to empowering people w/o leaving them to JIRA’s perils, while dissing Scrum. Moreover, Ryan J. Salva shares the success story of Copilot, GitHub’s OpenAI’s ML engine, while Martin Spinnangr asks: Continue, pivot, kill, or charge ahead?
Finally, Sachin Rekhi points to four Lean Startup issues, from agnostic experimentation to over-focusing on MVPs to incrementalism, and we dig into the benefits of journaling for decision-making. Also, we explore the effects of limiting beliefs on change, from anchoring to selection bias. PS: Can I interest you in Dr. Laurence J. Peter explaining some of the observations leading to his theory?
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?? The Tip of the Week: UX & Engineering
(via epicpeople): User Research & Engineering: Better Together During Discovery
Julia Tan and Carolina Aldas delve into UX & engineering, detailing how product discovery benefits from including engineers early in the process, from timely feasibility discussions to designing minimum viable experiments (MVE).
? Agile &?Scrum
(via Stack Overflow): Does high velocity lead to burnout? That may be the wrong question to?ask.
Ben Matthews reflects on the many aspects of velocity, “if you are planning for a stable team with high morale that can consistently deliver.”
?? Jerry Colonna and Jules Pieri: The Other Side of?Fear
In this podcast, Jerry Colonna and Jules Pieri explore a vital character trait of any trainer, coach, entrepreneur, or artist: tenacity.
Source:??? The Other Side of Fear
Authors:?Jerry Colonna?and?Jules Pieri
Michael Küsters: Dealing with limiting?beliefs
Michael Küsters explores the effects of limiting beliefs, a “belief confining us, or reducing our options in some way,” on change, from anchoring to selection bias.
Source:?Dealing with limiting beliefs
Author:?Michael Küsters
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?? Jason Knight and Allen Holub: The Role of Product Management on Truly Agile Development Teams
Allen Holub at his best, exploring C-level buy-in, empowering people w/o leaving them, JIRA’s perils, and dissing Scrum.
Authors:?Jason Knight?and?Allen Holub
(via UX Collective): The toughest question of product discovery
Martin Spinnangr asks: Continue, pivot, kill, or charge ahead?
?? Lenny Rachitsky and Ryan J. Salva: The role of AI in new product development
In this podcast, Ryan J. Salva shares the success story of Copilot, GitHub’s OpenAI’s ML engine.
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Authors:?Lenny Rachitsky?and?Ryan J. Salva
?? Retrospective First Principles
What is your take on the Retrospective: A routine exercise at the end of a Sprint, supported by standard operating procedures? Or a critical part of a Scrum team’s journey of continuous improvement? As you may assume, I advocate for the latter. In my experience, Scrum teams start utilizing Retrospectives to their full potential when they embrace a short set of?Retrospective first principles, outlining the essence of the Why, the What, and the How.
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Learn more:?Retrospective First Principles.
?? Concepts, Tools & Measuring
Sachin Rekhi (via Reforge): 4 Major Problems With The Lean Startup Methodology
Sachin Rekhi points to four Lean Startup issues, from agnostic experimentation to over-focusing on MVPs to incrementalism.
Author:?Sachin Rekhi
Shane Parrish (via Farnam Street): How a Decision Journal Changed the Way I make Decisions (Template Included)
Shane Parrish digs into the benefits of journaling for decision-making. Moreover, he also provides a template for your start.
Author:?Shane Parrish
?? Encore
?? Tim Higgins and Gennaro Cuofano: The History of?Tesla
In this podcast, Gennaro Cuofano interviews author and WSJ reporter Tim Higgins about the rise of Tesla.
Source:?? The History of Tesla
Authors:Tim Higgins?and?Gennaro Cuofano
?? (via BBC Archive): 1974: Are YOU at your level of INCOMPETENCE? | The Peter Principle
In this classic video, Dr. Laurence J. Peter explains some of the observations leading to his theory.
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