agile PM blog
This blog captures Luke Hohmann’s freshest thoughts about Agile, product management, building great software, and the many events/meetings that he is invited to. For those who have not met Luke in person, here’s a sample of what you can expect…
- Agile-08 Repeat Performance and Slides
The Enthiosys team just got back from the Agile conference. What an amazing conference! It was a whirlwind of activity of our company... - Prioritizing for Profit (Part 3 of 3)
In my last two posts I outlined many reasons why prioritizing a product backlog for ROI doesn’t work and suggested a core set of prioritization attributes that Agile Product Managers should use to prioritize their backlog... - Developing Attributes for Product Backlog Prioritization (Part 2 of 3)
In my last post I outlined many reasons why prioritizing a product backlog for ROI doesn’t work. In this second post of a three part set, I’ll explain how experienced Agile Product Managers select prioritization attributes that enable them to efficiently prioritize their backlog to produce the best near and long-term results... - Why Prioritizing Your Product Backlog for ROI Doesn’t Work (Part 1 of 3)
There is a problem in the Agile community. Pundits tell us to prioritize our backlogs to generate the best possible ROI. But no agile teams that I’ve ever worked for or with do this. So the pundits must be wrong, because Agile continues to provide stellar results for a lot of product teams... - Do you want schwag or something You Can Actually Use?
A friend of mine, David Nunn, is coming to the Agile-08 conference in Toronto (are you?). In a lighthearted reply to asking David if he’s going to visit our booth, David pointed out that he’ll come by… if we have some fun schwag. Which got me thinking about schwag... - Innovation in 3 Steps — Core Lessons from SAP
Innovation continues to be a hot topic in the business press. That’s not terribly surprising, because no matter how much cost you squeeze out of your processes, you’ve got to innovate to grow. Unfortunately, a lot of companies just flat out get Innovation wrong... - I’m a persona!
One of my clients told me last week that I’ve become a persona in their development efforts (they’re building a really cool tool suite of tools—more on that as we get closer to the Agile conference). They actually say things like “Well, what would Luke want to do... - Martha Amram is Coming to the Agile 2008 Conference
I know that many agilists are fan of Real Options theory. I know I’ve enjoyed discussing how mature agile teams create powerful options for the business... - Unlike Size (of Firm), Experience (of Consultant) Matters
As Agile practices continue to be adopted by organizations, we’re seeing a substantial increase in the number of consulting firms providing services regarding Agile practices. That’s not surprising, as market demand motivates consulting firms to create supply. Unfortunately, what they’re supplying just isn’t all that helpful, and, in some cases, downright harmful... - Purpose of the Agile Alliance
I’m sitting here in the Boston airport getting ready to fly home from a very productive Agile Alliance Board meeting. We ran most of the meeting as an open space, with all the of the virtues and some of the concerns that open space entails. One session for which the entire board had energy/passion is the purpose of the Agile Alliance...