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"We cannot have hyperproductive teams without hyperproductive individuals" 👀 This is the latest version of First Principles by Jeff Sutherland. Whether you're Scrum Master or simply collaborating with Agile Teams, this ebook will give you insights for dealing with complex environments. Enjoy! 👍⭐😊 #scrum #agilewayofworking #comunidadaiagiletcslatam #hyperproductiveteams

Thanks for the shoutout Muhammad Waqar! If you or someone you know is dealing with Shiny Object Syndrome check out our recent article on ProdPad to learn how to deal with it!

🚀 Radical Product Thinking: Understanding Product Diseases 🚀 In the fast-paced world of product development, it's crucial to recognize the common pitfalls that can hinder our success. Here are some prevalent "product diseases" that can affect your journey: 1. Hero Syndrome: Focusing on scaling rather than making a real impact can lead to high-risk decisions and a false perception of success. 2. Strategic Swelling: When a product tries to cater to too many users, it results in unfocused efforts and a weak value proposition. 3. Hypermetricemia: An obsession with metrics can trap teams in a cycle of incremental improvements, preventing them from achieving true innovation. 4. Narcissus Complex: Looking inward and prioritizing our own needs can disconnect us from understanding and addressing customer needs. 5. Obsessive Sales Disorder (OSD): Delivering features for individual customers can lead to a fragmented product and distract engineers from the bigger picture. 6. Locked-In Syndrome: Committing to a specific technology platform instead of focusing on the problem space reduces our flexibility in addressing customer needs. 7. Pivotitis: Rapid and frequent changes in product direction can confuse both customers and the product team, leading to a lack of clarity and focus. To escape these diseases, you must embrace a mindset of radical product thinking—prioritizing real impact, understanding your customers deeply, and maintaining flexibility in your approach. Let's strive for products that not only scale but also resonate with the needs of your users! 💡 #ProductManagement #RadicalProductThinking #Innovation #CustomerFocus #ProductDevelopment Pendo.io Radhika Dutt

The Vortisys Guide to an Intentional Future Definition of Vortisys: Vortisys is the principle of dynamic motion applied across all systems—physical, neurological, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and beyond. It challenges the static structures of today, calling for a shift to adaptive, responsive systems that evolve through feedback, connection, and intentional action. Vortisys redefines how we move through life, emphasizing motion as the force that drives growth, innovation, and harmony. Each day, I will challenge the Static Now paradigm that prioritizes rigidity and resistance to change. I will call for the Now in Motion—intentional and transformative—as the foundation of our personal, social, and systemic evolution. The fight against stagnation starts today, with purposeful action in every area of life. Three Things You Can Do Today: 1. Challenge a Static Habit: Identify one habit, routine, or process in your life that feels stagnant. Ask yourself, How can I make this more dynamic, adaptable, and aligned with my current goals? Then, make a small, deliberate change. 2. Engage in Reflective Motion: Take time to journal, meditate, or reflect on an area of life where you feel stuck. Use this reflection to take one small step forward, prioritizing action over perfection. 3. Implement Feedback Loops: Whether at work or in personal relationships, create a space for real-time feedback. Invite insights from others and use their input to adapt and improve in a meaningful way. Every day, through small acts of the Now in Motion, we combat the inertia of outdated systems and embrace a paradigm that thrives on change, growth, and connection. #vortisysframework #citytoinspire #MoveWithMeaning #IntentionalFuture #decisions

Why can’t we just ask customers what they want? Wouldn’t product development be easier if we could just ask customers what they want and deliver it? 1️⃣ People care about their problems, not your product. When customers suggest features, they’re usually asking for tweaks to their current workarounds. They’re solving symptoms of a problem, not addressing the root cause. As product teams, it’s our job to think bigger and uncover the deeper needs behind their requests. 2️⃣ We are terrible at predicting our own behavior. Using new products or features means changing behavior. Instead of using the old workaround you are going to change how you do things to adopt the new solution. And change is hard. 3️⃣ All decisions are emotional I like to think I'm a logical and rational person, but unfortunately it's not true. Every single decision is driven by emotion. A fascinating study on brain injuries showed that people who couldn’t process emotions also couldn’t make decisions, even simple ones like picking a lunch date time. This is a huge challenge in user research because people genuinely believe they’ll use the features they ask for, but their predictions often don’t match reality because they are thinking logically. So, what’s the takeaway for product teams? The key is to dig deeper. Don’t just listen to what customers say they want—focus on uncovering the emotions and behaviors driving their actions. That’s where the real insights live. Have you ever delivered a feature that didn’t land the way you expected? I’d love to hear your thoughts and stories below! 👇 #ProductManagement #UserResearch #DesignThinking

🚀 **Exciting News! First Principles in Scrum 3.9 is Here!** 🌟 We're excited to announce the release of Version 3.9 of "First Principles in Scrum." This update is inspired by the first value of the Agile Manifesto: *Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools*. We believe that hyperproductive teams start with hyperproductive individuals. Key Highlights: 1. Updated Chapter: Hierarchy and Autonomy   - **Holarchy Concept:** Inspired by Arthur Koestler’s idea of a "holon," this chapter explores the balance between hierarchy and autonomy within Scrum teams.   - **Biological Analogies:** Understand how Scrum teams can navigate their design space, much like human cells, to become hyperproductive.   - **Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS):** Aligns Scrum with CAS principles, emphasizing self-organizing, autonomous units that adapt and innovate. 2. New Chapter: TEHS Scrum Framework for Health and Performance   - **Origin and Motivation:** TEHS (Twice the Energy with Half the Stress) framework bridges the gap between team and individual performance enhancement.   - **Metrics and Applications:** Utilizes Firstbeat.com analytics, integrating methods used to train Olympic teams to ensure sustainable high performance. We cannot have hyperproductive teams without hyperproductive individuals. The same CAS principles need to be applied to individuals as well as teams because only when individuals can perform do interactions matter. **Special Acknowledgment:** Thanks to the National Cancer Institute for their $30M grant to Principle Investigator Jeff Sutherland, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Biometrics, and Preventive Medicine at the Colorado Regional Cancer Center 1975-1983, which funded supercomputer simulations of human cells, illustrating the biological principles behind Scrum. This led directly to the first prototype of Scrum@Scale in 1983 at Mid-Continent Computer Services for running ATM networks at 150 banks throughout the United States and Canada a direct application of cellular biology to organizational structure. Download the latest version now and transform your teams with insights from biology and complex systems! 🧬💡 📖👉 https://lnkd.in/etBan8DA #Scrum #Agile #Leadership #Innovation #Productivity #Health #Performance #AgileManifesto

Have you been fooled by marketeers’ psychological moonshots? Did you know that the close button in most elevators doesn’t actually work? Elevator doors are designed to close after a certain amount of time, for safety and legal reasons. So you pushing the button makes no difference. But this illusionary placebo creates the impression of control and increases customer satisfaction. Customers also judge their entire experience on just two moments -the best (or worst) part, and at the end. It also explains why Uber drivers are trained to be exceptionally kind to you at the end of a ride. A psychological moonshot is a relatively small investment that drastically improves the perception of something. It offers a fresh and cost-effective approach to product innovation. It’s worth knowing your customers and their needs and emotions. And then finding the right psychological moonshot for you product/brand. #psychologicalmoonshots #consumerinsights #stevenbartlett #consumerexperience #consumerperception #psychology

When do you first document metrics, on idea or experiment level? As some who I've previously talked to might know, I'm building an experimentation management platform, that helps you to streamline the process from research, idea, experiment to results and learnings. We're now close to releasing it to alpha customers. One thing I keep wondering about is at what stage of your process you're defining metrics and hypotheses? a) research / insight b) idea c) experiment Comment below how you approach it and why... #abtesting #experimentation #cro

𝗪𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗪𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄... 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗼? 🤔 We've all been there. New Year's resolutions, fresh starts, a burning desire for change... and then, reality hits. We know hitting the gym more would be amazing for our health, but January's enthusiasm often fades faster than a post-holiday tan. In fact, studies show that about 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by February, and only about 8% of people actually achieve their goals. Ouch! This isn't just about gym memberships; it applies to software quality assurance too! We might know the recommended practices, the most efficient testing methods, even the automation tools that could save us hours... but sometimes, the sheer inertia of "how we've always done it" wins. As an AI Navigator with a background in QA, I see this pattern everywhere. Sometimes, outsourcing tasks – like renovating a bathroom – is the smartest move. But often, the 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄. The key is often finding the right support system. Think about it: would you rather wrestle with a complex testing framework alone, or collaborate with a colleague who can guide you, troubleshoot problems, and celebrate milestones together? Similarly, sustainable lifestyle changes, like regular exercise, are rarely about sheer willpower. It’s about finding the “thing that motivates you” to show up. I know I'm more motivated by accountability to others than self-discipline. That's why I run with a group – showing up for my friends at 6 am gets me out the door, something hitting the gym solo never could. The lesson? Knowing the recommended way isn't always enough. Sometimes, the most efficient approach is finding the right support – whether it’s a colleague, a friend, a community, or even a well-designed tool – to help us 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴. What's your secret weapon for overcoming inertia? Let's discuss in the comments! #softwarequalityassurance #AI #newyearsresolutions #productivity #motivation #accountability #habits #getthingsdone #ainavigator #QA #gsd

As the year comes to a close, it's a time when many of us reflect on the past and set goals for the future. In product management and business, it's common to digitize objectives and track metrics. I apply this approach to my personal life as well, tracking metrics like step count, hours of sleep, and even brain activity using EEG. This helps me gain clarity and set realistic goals. As Peter Drucker famously said, "What gets measured gets managed." This principle is key in both business and personal development—by quantifying aspects of our lives, we gain insights that can drive meaningful improvements. Do you digitize your personal goals? What unusual personal metric do you track? 🙂 #ProductManagement #MetricsMatter #DataDrivenLife #PersonalDevelopment #ITCommunity #AgileThinking #DigitalWellbeing #GoalSetting #LifeMetrics #MindfulProductivity