In my previous (long) post I talked about navigating potential conflicts that can emerge in Agile planning when a company has an inter-related set of products.  I suggested that product owners have a valuable role to play in navigating these collisions by facilitating communication, articulating trade-offs, recognizing leverage opportunities, and offering a wider perspective.  I… Continue reading So who decides when someone has to?

Groucho Marx once famously observed that outside of a dog a book is a man’s best friend while inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.  We could use a similar analogy to talk about Agile planning and say that good planning does not happen in a vacuum because either it’s too dark, cramped,… Continue reading When worlds collide