Over-specialization and waste of potential

(Originally published on Odd-e’s blog) It is natural that people specialize in various things, but when they do it too much, it becomes over-specialization. Over-specialization wastes our potential. We shall try to understand why it happens, and how the adoption of LeSS avoids it.

Exploring different mental models

(Originally published on Odd-e’s blog) A mental model reflects an individual’s beliefs, values, and assumptions. As those are internal, we need to somehow express them in order to learn and improve. Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) is a powerful technique from Systems thinking. Models created using CLD often reflect the mental...

The trap of learning from success

(Originally published on Odd-e’s blog) In our industry of product development, it is common that we try to learn from success. Successful people summarize a few factors from their experience, often presented as best practices, then others would learn to apply them. For example, if it is believed that “A”...

My view of LeSS

(Originally published on Odd-e’s blog on Jun 15, 2018.) As part of the LeSS trainer application, I was asked to give a graphical representation of LeSS. Here’s the result showing my view of LeSS:

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