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Feature Teams vs. Product Teams? Organizational Implications of False Dichotomy.

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This post is an extension of an older discussion and therefore, briefly, about the history: Back in 2019, the Founder and Partner of SVPG (Silicon Valley Product Group), Marty Kagan wrote the post “Product vs. Feature Teams”, where he defined two types of teams: product and feature, and then compared-contrasted them.  He also contrasted them … Read more

“Can We Measure Adaptiveness?”, with John Coleman

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In this video, John Coleman of Xagility and Gene Gendel of KSTS consulting discuss important topics, such as the geographical restraint to agile adoption, whether LeSS is a framework and the importance of getting executives onboard with LeSS adoptions.   0:00 On the beginning of large scale scrum (LeSS) and his journey into LeSS 9:19 … Read more

Following FTAM By Expanding DoD VS. Becoming A Hostage To Traditional Org Structure

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When a team is not able to deliver a product increment (PSPI) at the end of a sprint, we should not automatically assume that its developers poorly estimated, refined or planned their work.  There could be other reasons.  In fact, there are many teams that can meet their own Definition of Done (DoD) pretty consistently, … Read more

LeSS Talks: German Big Insurance Case Study Discussion, with Wolfgang Steffens

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Case Study | Wolfgang Steffens – Author/Presenter | LinkedIn Profile Initial Questions Submitted to Wolfgang Steffens: Why in Faux (Fake) Scrum =”Scrum” with component teams, there a 1-to-1 ratio between a team and “PO”. Who and How was involved in defining Requirement Areas (RAs)? How were people chosen? Who validated that they were right people? … Read more