Author: Gil Broza

How to Finish More Work

I often get this question: “My team works hard, but we struggle to achieve sprint goals and to finish as many stories/tasks as we’d like. What can we do?”READ MORE

Where Do WIP Limits Matter Most?

You know what WIP limits are. But what do they apply to?READ MORE

Your Company Needs a Clear Model for Work

I’m worried about a trend I’m seeing, which is jeopardizing companies’ product development.
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Addressing a Blind Spot of Alignment

Leaders know the importance of articulating the vision, mission, and goals and aligning everyone to them. There’s another important matter to determine and align to, but it’s sometimes missed.
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Use This Simple Habit to Create Safety

Your behaviours as a leader affect the level of psychological safety your team feels, and thereby the outcomes they achieve.READ MORE

Team Size and Faulty Accepted Wisdom

You know that a team should be 5-9 people? Let’s poke holes in that jewel of accepted wisdom.READ MORE

A Strategy for Greater Agility and Efficiency

Of all the strategies for increasing agility and efficiency, a particularly powerful one is to defer commitments.READ MORE

Metrics Are not All Good or Evil

The use of metrics continues to be a touchy subject in the development space. Managers use them, coaches get nervous about their use, and team members are stuck in the middle.READ MORE

How to Know Whether Your Team is Only a Workgroup

All too often in organizations, a team is not actually a team, but a workgroup. Even if it’s cross-functional, folks attend meetings together, and they work off a single plan.READ MORE

A Nudge for Your Agile Implementation

Has your Agile implementation plateaued — despite improvement efforts?

If so, it might need a nudge.

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