by | Jun 29, 2025 | agile, agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure
TL; DR: The Agile Paradox Many companies adopt Agile practices like Scrum but fail to achieve true transformation. This “Agile Paradox” occurs because they implement tactical processes without changing their underlying command-and-control structure, culture, and...
by | May 26, 2025 | Agile and Scrum, Agile failure, Agile Transition, Failure, Product operating model
TL; DR: The End of “Good Enough Agile” “Good Enough Agile” is ending as AI automates mere ceremonial tasks and Product Operating Models demand outcome-focused teams. Agile professionals must evolve from process facilitators to strategic product thinkers or risk...
by | May 18, 2025 | agile, agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure
TL; DR: Agile Failure at Corporate Level The data couldn’t be more supportive: Despite 25 years of the Agile Manifesto, countless books, a certification industry, conferences, and armies of consultants, we’re collectively struggling to make Agile work. My recent...
by | Dec 16, 2024 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns, Scrum first principles
TL; DR: Pure Scrum? Can you rely on pure Scrum to transform your organization and deliver value? Not always. While Scrum excels in simplicity and flexibility, applying it “out of the box” often falls short in corporate contexts due to limitations in product discovery,...
by | Nov 18, 2024 | Agile and Scrum, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, Product operating model
TL; DR: Why Leaders Support the Product Operating Model Despite Agile’s Failure Why might leaders turn to the Product Operating Model (POM) after a previous Agile transformation, for example, based on SAFe, failed? This article uncovers the psychological,...
by | Nov 11, 2024 | Agile and Scrum, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, Failure culture
TL; DR: Product Washing By all means, the “Product Operating Model” (POM) has surged in popularity, especially among traditional organizations keen to prove their adaptability. (And, of course, among the McBostonians who, now that ”Agile” is dead, need a substitute to...
