This week we continue the priority theme with an essay titled, “What is a Priority?” I wish it was a simple question. Since the whole idea of priority is premised on a group of people having a shared perspective and definition this is a question that needs to be asked and answered. 

We also have a visit from Susan Parente with her I’m Not A Scrumdamentalist column.  In this installment, we tackle bad leadership (I wish tackle was not used metaphorically).

Upcoming Events

Out of Control Work Entry Means “No Agile For You”

November 4, 2021 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST

In this webinar, we will use five common patterns of work entry to highlight team dysfunctions of poor work entry practices.  We will also explore a path forward for each work entry pattern to help improve the delivery of business value.

Register Now: https://bit.ly/3q1yWnw 

Re-Read Saturday News 

I was busy preparing for my webinar, Out of Control Work Entry Means “No Agile For You” and did not complete Chapter 5’s re-read of Project to Product.  https://amzn.to/2WzvPac (Amazon Affiliate Link). We will be back next week.

Catch up on previous installments:

Week 1: Foreword and Introduction – https://bit.ly/39gIt0A 

Week 2: Age of Software – https://bit.ly/2XYvqyI 

Week 3: From Project to Product – https://bit.ly/3mhwJBb 

Week 4: Introducing The Flow Framework – https://bit.ly/3lqJTwd

Week 5: Capturing Flow Metrics – https://bit.ly/3GjCffC 

Next SPaMCAST 

Next week we will feature our interview with Vincent Hendersen. We talked about scaling agility up — not the same as scaling agile. Mr. Hendersen and I discussed thinking about agile as a service to align team and portfolio.