How to Limit and Reduce Portfolio WIP - From Capacity to Leadership Focus

How should we limit WIP on the Portfolio Kanban? How is a Portfolio-level kanban system different when it comes to limiting WIP? Shifting from capacity management to leadership focus management

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New 📚 Release! Fixing Software Delivery: An Engineering Leader’s Field Guide by Max Guernsey, III and Luniel de Beer

Fix software delivery problems by addressing their real causes, not the symptoms. Divided into concise, standalone executive briefs you can use immediately.

Find it on Leanpub!

Link: https://leanpub.com/fixing-software-delivery

#books #newrelease #agileenterprise #agile #projectmanagement #softwareengineering #engineering #leadership #engineeringmanagement

Imagine you work for an organisation where, on average, people have six things on the go at any given time.

Let's assume that, on average, each of those things takes a week to get done.

Given that – and it doesn't feel too outrageous – we should be able to deliver a thing a week, shouldn't we?

But that doesn't seem to happen in real life. Why not?

Well, essentially, we have two choices: we can do things, or we can get things done.

#agile #serviceDesign

https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/you-can-do-things-or-you-can-get-things-done/

You can do things, or you can get things done

The more you try to do, the less you get done.

Scottish Enterprise Design blog
Should we do that quick fix?

Someone notices a problem. Should we knock it out now?

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@nobsagile @openproject Glad to hear it! All our development is transparent. You can basically see all acceptance criteria.

Feel free to comment directly on the work packages linked in the blog in case you have any feedback. Please let me know in case you would like to get a community account to co-create the #agile experience in @openproject together with us.

Jira to AI Agents: From Project Management Tool to Project Knowledge Architecture

From Jira to AI Agents: From Project Management Tool to Project Knowledge Architecture: Why We Will See Jira Demoted over Time — by PST Stefan Wolpers

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Are you looking for an #opensource alternative to #Jira? Are you especially looking for structured backlogs & agile boards?

We've been exploring, through user interviews how the backlog refinement & sprint planning experience in @openproject could evolve to better support #agile teams. We also analyzed the pain points Jira users have. Based on those insights we prepare a product vision which we are presenting to you today. Looking forward to feedback!

#scrum #kanban

https://www.openproject.org/blog/future-of-agile-work/

News from the Product Desk: The future of agile work in OpenProject

Learn how OpenProject will enhance agile work in 2026 with improved backlog refinement, intuitive sprint planning, and scalable boards for growing teams.

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Today, I am taking a deep dive into language and how it can help us be better leaders.

https://www.edyouragilecoach.com/using-rare-words-to-master-modern-leadership/

We can all benefit from more insight into how language impacts our leadership.

🏴‍☠️ 🐻

#GhostGang #Leadership #business #agile

@albertocblanco

Using Rare Words to Master Modern Leadership.

Lessons in Innehalten and Tamen—the linguistic tools that turn chaotic confrontations into constructive outcomes.

Dirty Fingers
Planning fails when teams pretend capacity is infinite. Reality includes:
• support
• incidents
• meetings
• tech debt
• interruptions
Healthy teams plan for ~60–70% planned work and reserve the rest for unplanned work. #Software #Dev #Agile #Smells

🚀 The future of agile work in OpenProject

Our CPO Rosanna Sibora shares what’s ahead in 2026, starting this spring.

From automated backlogs to smarter boards and reports, we’re making agile work more intuitive and scalable.

👉 https://www.openproject.org/blog/future-of-agile-work/

#agile #OpenSource

News from the Product Desk: The future of agile work in OpenProject

Learn how OpenProject will enhance agile work in 2026 with improved backlog refinement, intuitive sprint planning, and scalable boards for growing teams.

OpenProject.org