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Enterprise transformations rarely fail because they picked the wrong framework. They fail because they can't work the way any framework requires. Six constraints that bind every product organisation in the AI era, and a worked example of how I'd optimise against them.
It is easy to dismiss modern product theory as 'out of touch' when you are drowning in bureaucracy. But giving up on the ideal isn't the answer, strategic realism is. Here is how to play the long game without losing your mind.
Agile won the war on delivery, but we are losing the peace on value. It is time for a new set of values that prioritises outcomes over outputs and learning over logistics.
Agile does not remove the need for governance. It changes how governance works so that it supports the flow of value, and must be tailored to each organisation rather than copied from traditional project management.
How Product leaders can scale Agile organisations thoughtfully, leveraging frameworks like SAFe, Flow, and the Product Operating Model without losing Agile's core principles.
How our obsession with certainty is undermining our ability to innovate, and what we should do instead.
How modern product teams can move beyond traditional requirement processes and embrace Agile, empirical, and iterative approaches for greater success.
An in-depth review of Donald Reinertsen’s masterwork and why it’s essential reading for serious product managers.
A deep dive into why most Agile implementations miss the point, how focusing on velocity over value undermines true agility, and what it really takes to embrace uncertainty and deliver meaningful outcomes.