Few documents in modern organizations carry as much symbolic power as the business case. It is the gateway to investment, the justification for resource allocation, […]
Capabilities Do Not Create Value — People Do
Organizations invest in technology, infrastructure, platforms, and products with the expectation that these investments will generate measurable business benefits. New systems promise efficiency. Digital platforms […]
The Value Creation Gap: Why Successful Projects Often Fail to Deliver Benefits
Organizations invest enormous amounts of capital, time, and human energy into projects, products, and transformations. These initiatives are carefully planned, approved through governance processes, funded […]
Incentives Define Behavior: Why Compensation Models Break Agile Transformations
Most Agile transformations focus on process. Organizations adopt Scrum. They implement Product Operating Models. They introduce OKRs. They restructure teams. They redesign workflows. Yet behavior […]
Agile Did Not Fail. Your Operating Model Did
Agile is often described as a failed promise. Organizations invested heavily. They trained teams. They hired coaches. They adopted frameworks. They restructured delivery organizations. Yet […]
Enterprise Agility Is a Capital Allocation Problem
Most organizations believe agility is a delivery capability. They invest in Agile training. They adopt frameworks. They restructure teams. They implement new tools. Delivery improves. […]
Agile for Boards and Executive Leadership: Why Organizational Agility Begins with Governance
Most Agile transformations begin in delivery teams. Some extend into product management. Few reach the executive level. Almost none reach the boardroom. This limitation explains […]
The Operating Model Matters More Than the Framework: Why Scrum, SAFe, and APOM Cannot Fix a Broken System
Organizations often begin their transformation journey with a framework. They adopt Scrum. They scale using SAFe. They implement Product Operating Models. They explore emerging approaches […]
Value vs Features: Why Most Organizations Optimize Output Instead of Impact
Most organizations do not struggle to build features. They struggle to create value. Roadmaps are filled. Teams are busy. Releases are frequent. Velocity metrics appear […]
The Missing Middle: Why Agile Transformations Stall Between Strategy and Execution
Most Agile transformations do not fail at the executive level. They also do not fail at the team level. They fail in between. Executive teams […]