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On standards

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Working alongside product companies allows experiencing the impact of sharing the same practices across the entire enterprise architecture. Some call this standardization, which in theory brings only advantages for both the product company and the end-users. Reusing same technical, functional and user experience design across products or modules of the same product offers consistency and provides the future direction. But what happens when you realize that the current practices, referred to as standards, are outdated or contain techniques which are far from being best practices? You have a choice. You can continue the work as it is. Or you can … Continue reading On standards

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On Agile mindset

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We hear more and more often about the individual terms Agile and mindset but also about the concept which results by combining them. But what is an Agile mindset? In my opinion, an Agile mindset is based on the following pillars: The ability to have a clear vision about own work and teamwork, from small topics to larger topics like product vision The ability to understand what inspect and adapt really means – inspecting the results at the end of each period of work (sprint) and adapt activities planned for future periods of work (sprints) The ability to understand change … Continue reading On Agile mindset

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On learning

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3 new paperback entries for my library: The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen Inspired by Marty Cagan Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland Although I don’t have as much time as I want for it, I like to read, as learning is the most powerful source of inspiration and knowledge. While I do have many books in electronic format, I enjoy more the feeling of reading and learning from the paperback ones. Electronic books sometimes just feel like navigating and scanning through the content. If product management or Scrum topics … Continue reading On learning

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On improvement kata

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In martial arts, a kata is “a routine you practice deliberately, so its pattern becomes a habit.” Kata it’s a way of transferring skills and developing the mindset, helping in the translation of concepts into practical reality.         For sure kata sounds familiar for martial arts enthusiasts but what is Improvement Kata? The Improvement Kata, as explained by Mike Rother, is a general-purpose framework and a set of practice routines for reaching goals where the path to the goal is uncertain. It requires us to proceed by iterative, incremental steps, using very rapid cycles of experimentation. This model is described in … Continue reading On improvement kata

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On success

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There are thousands of books, articles, blog posts about success. Some of them are inspired from the own experience of the author, while others are theoretical „recipes” for being successful. A wise man said the following about success: „Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value”. I prefer to define success by having great results, as individual or as part of a team. Along the years I identified a set of elements which compose my own recipe for reaching great results. These elements helped me along the years so they might help you too. My recipe is made … Continue reading On success