I have seen countless “roadmaps” in my career that were not much more than glorified wishlists. Pretty documents filled with ambitious ideas, but lacking the fundamental ingredients that transform hope into execution. After years of watching teams struggle with this distinction, I have come to realize there are three critical differences that separate real roadmaps […]
When I hear or overhear people’s conversations on being agile, sometimes the Agile Manifesto comes up. It contains the line cited above. I am amazed how often this quote is understood as “being agile means we don’t need to plan”. Up to the point where people use “we will do this project in agile mode”
Every tech organization faces challenges as it grows. What starts as a speedy team delivering features quickly can gradually transform into something that feels slow, opaque, and frustrating. This is normal to a certain extent – and also not dangerous when it is recognized and tackled by the responsible tech-leaders in a timely manner. The
I have been thinking about potential use-cases for agentic AI in fleet management a lot over the last few months. And want to share some thoughts around this here, as I think the traditional world of fleet management is in for a big change. Defining the Space of Agentic AI But first, let’s start with
You have to be a special kind of person to enjoy reading or writing Technology Due Diligences in the context of Mergers and Acquisitions. I find many of them to be rather generic, always pondering about the same set of standard issues. They are summarized, put away in a folder and never touched again. Their
It has been a while since this blog has been active. Almost 9 years to be precise. Things are changing. My work has changed and I am no longer working for a big cooperation. And the world around us is changing – with potentially the biggest impact coming from Artificial Intelligence and the possibilities it
I had stumbled upon this great gem about how Amazon is doing product management a while ago. In short, it is about working backwards with regards to the usual product management deliverables, i.e. start with writing the press release about a product and iterate it until you and your stakeholders are satisfied. When you are
In my last post, I wrote about one reason why I think startups are more productive than bigger companies: employee empowerment. Today, I want to post a second one: sole responsibility. To many people working in big companies, the following made-up conversation may sound familiar: Jane (Project Manager): Have you finished the task I had
People working in big companies are often discussing the merits of startups. It appears, in startups everything is easier, quicker and the employees (and therefore also the companies) are getting more done. Is it the long working hours? Lack of legacy products that need supporting? Or better employee motivation in general? Having worked at a
I recently stumbled across the following question on Quora: What are the best examples of software bugs that became features (a.k.a. misbugs)? And here is my favourite answer: This is from an anecdote by Ken Demarest, one of the original developers who worked on Wing Commander I on the PC… … we were getting an