by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 20, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile Transition, Product backlog, Product discovery, Product management, Product roadmap, Scrum anti-patterns
TL; DR: Escaping the Feature Factory — Refocussing From Output to Outcome The feature factory fate is not inevitable; there is hope to avoid becoming a mere cog in the machinery. Learn how! In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 13, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, hands-on agile meetup, Product backlog, Scrum anti-patterns, Video, Videos
TL; DR: Overcoming Common Product Backlog Management Traps w/ David Pereira How teams manage their Product Backlog often makes or breaks their value creation chances. Poor backlog management leads to a feature factory trap, while a mindful strategy enables the team to...
by Stefan Wolpers | Oct 23, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Lean and Product, Product backlog, Product discovery, product goal, Product management, Product Manager, Product Owner
TL, DR: Saying No Without Burning Bridges Are you navigating the delicate art of saying No as a Product Owner or product manager? Actually, it’s more of a strategic ‘yes’ to higher priorities, turning down lower-level requests without shutting down communication. This...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 24, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Lean and Product, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product discovery, Product management, scrum team, Tools
TL; DR: Product Discovery for Scrum Teams While Scrum excels at building and releasing Increments, it does not guarantee that those are valuable—garbage in, garbage out. Scrum teams can equally make things no one is interested in using at all. The critical artifact to...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 10, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product Owner, scrum anti-pattern
TL; DR: The Costs of an Oversized Product Backlog Some Product Owners believe that a comprehensive Product Backlog is the best way to accomplish the Product Goal and be fully transparent simultaneously—never let a possibly valuable idea slip away. However, a...
by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 21, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product discovery, Product Increment, Product Owner
TL;DR: Value Creation in Scrum As a tactical framework, Scrum is good at delivering Increments into customers’ hands. As we work in iterations, we probably do that several times per month, mitigating risk by closing feedback loops. Nevertheless, there is a potentially...
