Food for Agile Thought #257: Fake Agile, Social Systems and Change, From Idea to Validation, Estima…-What?

TL; DR: Fake Agile, Social Systems — Food for Agile Thought #257

Welcome to the 257th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 26,957 peers. This week, we delve into fake Agile; we revisit the discussion on whether it is beneficial to estimate agile projects and listen to tips & tricks on how to stay united when distributed as a team.

We then turn to fundamental prioritization issues; we follow a live validation of a business idea by the two leading experts of this subject and pick up a few tricks from a recognized product mensch.

Lastly, we applaud Christiaan for his in-depth overview of social systems and the change question.

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🏆 The Tip of the Week

Christiaan Verwijs (via The Liberators): In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

Christiaan Verwijs shares an overview of scientific research on change and how science puts people at the center.

Source: The Liberators: In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

Author: Christiaan Verwijs

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Fake Agile & Scrum

Mike Griffiths: Estimating Agile Projects… Or Not

Mike Griffiths summarizes the debate about the use and value of estimates on agile projects.

Source: Estimating Agile Projects… Or Not

Author: Mike Griffiths

Jen Krieger (via Enterprisers Project): How to spot an agile faker

Jen Krieger reflects on the impact of fake agile practices.

Source: Enterprisers Project: How to spot an agile faker

Author: Jen Krieger

Richard Kasperowski and Mark Kilby: Mark Kilby: How to stay together in a distributed team

In this episode, Richard interviews Mark Kilby, a coach, and mentor to distributed teams.

Source: Mark Kilby: How to stay together in a distributed team

Authors: Richard Kasperowski and Mark Kilby

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Product & Lean

John Cutler: Basic Prioritization Questions (and When to Converge on a Solution)

John Cutler addresses a typical product puzzle: How much of a solution should you create before starting an effort?

Source: Basic Prioritization Questions (and When to Converge on a Solution)

Author: John Cutler

Tyler Hogge (via First Round Capital): This VP is Doing Things Differently in the Product Org — Here’s His Playbook

This portrait of Tyler Hogge focusses on his idea of the main goal that product folks menschen accomplish and how to achieve it in practice.

Source: First Round Capital: This VP is Doing Things Differently in the Product Org — Here’s His Playbook

Author: Tyler Hogge

Alex Osterwalder and David J Bland (via Strategyzer): How To Get From Big Idea To A Validated Business Case: An Overview Of The Testing Process

Testing Business Ideas co-authors — Alex Osterwalder and David J. Bland — work on a real case study streaming to a live audience.

Source: Strategyzer: How To Get From Big Idea To A Validated Business Case: An Overview Of The Testing Process

Authors: Alex Osterwalder and David J Bland

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🗞️ Last Week’s Food for Agile Thought Edition

Read more: Food for Agile Thought #256: Evolutionary Design, Product-Market-Fit, Origins of Product Ideas, Predictability .

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