Bets and Objectives

Organizations are addicted to goal-setting. Aiming for what’s new must be balanced with protecting what we have.

As AI becomes more sophisticated, tasks that were once the domain of middle managers will be easily delegated and automated. The middle management role will continue to change, necessitating continuous learning, adaptability, and a renewed focus on human-centric leadership skills.

Every week, people ask me, "What about unFIX? How is it doing?" The answer, of course, depends on how you measure it.

Labeling every non-pure Agile approach as “waterfall” is not helpful. Big Design Upfront only exists in the first quadrant, which we can indeed label as “Not Agile.”