. Your 4,600-employee multinational stops losing $4.56 million a year because you learned to handle scope creep from a working backwards method pioneer who proved that the best way to handle scope creep is to stop starting with what you can build and start starting with the customer need.

#Agile #ScopeCreep #WorkingBackwards #CrystalMethodology #ProductManagement #EdTech #AgileProjectManagement #CustomerCentric #ScopeManagement #MultinationalTeams (36/36)

In Agile:

“Potentially shippable is defined by a state of confidence or readiness, and shipping is a business decision.”
— Scott M. Graffius

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“If you don’t collect any metrics, you’re flying blind. If you collect and focus on too many, they may be obstructing your field of view.”

— Scott M. Graffius, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

#Agile #AgileAnalytics #AgileBook #AgileProjectManagement #AgileQuote #AgileScrumGuide #Analytics #Data #DataQuote #Innovation #Metrics #MetricsQuote #ProjectManagement #ProjectManagementQuote #Quote #QuoteOnMetrics #Scrum #ScrumBook #ScrumQuote #Software

Johns Hopkins University includes my "Phases of Team Development" material on teamwork tradecraft in its curriculum. Incredibly honored.

Explore the full story:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35998.34889

2026 edition of my work:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18184.89601

#JHU #Agile #ProjectManagement #AgileProjectManagement #Teamwork #PhasesOfTeamDevelopment #TeamDevelopment #TeamDynamics #TeamBuilding #Collaboration

Thank you to Gartner for the shout-out!

EDIT: Originally from 2019, but worth revisiting.

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If you're interested in Agile, check out my 3 books

◾️ Agile Scrum: A Quick Start... [non-fiction] https://amzn.to/42sjFyH

◾️ Agile Transformation: A Brief Story... [non-fiction] https://amzn.to/42RVome

◾️ Agile Protocol: The Transformation... [fiction] https://amzn.to/4pScdal

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Deliver Products in Short Cycles with Rapid Adaptation to Change, Fast Time-to-Market, and Continuous Improvement―Which Supports Innovation and Drives Competitive Advantage

Award-winning «Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions» https://amzn.to/41QCFX0

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