Paul Boos' Nimblicious - Making Agility Tasty | My thoughts on Product and portfolio management, Agile and lean approaches, User
Description: In every domain there are topics whose introduction often signals the end of rational discussion. The Agile domain is no different. We call these kinds of topics brambles. Brambles are sticky topics to navigate. You want to move people forward "rationally" and yet they can become so entangled by position statements -- the thorns of the bramble -- that the…
In every domain there are topics whose introduction often signals the end of rational discussion. The Agile domain is no different. We call these kinds of topics brambles .
Brambles are sticky topics to navigate. You want to move people forward “rationally” and yet they can become so entangled by position statements — the thorns of the bramble — that the organization as a whole fails to learn.
These are important topics. “Agreeing to disagree” is just avoiding the issue. We need to recognize when a conversation is in the brambles and offer constructive paths out of the entrenched positions. And we need to recognize when the conversation is beginning to bear fruit. We know we’re leaving the bramble and headed for real dialogue when we see people move…
Paul Boos' Nimblicious - Making Agility Tasty | My thoughts on Product and portfolio management, Agile and lean approaches, User