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Thinking out loud on organisational development, leadership, and what change actually requires.
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Many companies now use Large Language Models (LLMs) quite intensively in their daily work. The result: companies now face high costs while the actual value remains unclear or hard to measure. Here's how to fix it.
In the age of cheap code and cheap features, PMs need to focus on their core: context, strategy, discovery.
An overview of AI tools and helper applications organised across key categories — from text creation and research to engineering and marketing. Updated regularly as the landscape evolves.
A curated reading list on how to effectively coach people and organisations — with a particular focus on modern systems theory grounded in Luhmann's social systems theory. Mostly German-language titles, with English additions where available.
Chris Avery's "The Responsibility Process" offers a plausible and usable understanding of how people respond when things go wrong — and how awareness of these patterns enables genuine freedom, power, and choice.
A regularly updated reading list covering agile mindset resources, leadership books, and German-language titles — curated from years of practice in product management and organisational development.
Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches are often limited to direct team support, yet they can deliver far greater organisational value. This post explores how to unlock that potential — through clearer mandates, better placement, and the right level of experience.
The Scrum Guide was updated in November 2020. Beyond the shorter format and cleaner language, several substantive changes shift how Scrum defines teams, goals, commitments, and roles.
Many companies in the digital space fail due to missing mechanisms for continuous innovation. Osterwalder's "Testing Business Ideas" provides a comprehensive toolbox to test every hypothesis in a structured way.
A 10-point checklist exploring characteristics essential for effective product ownership — and a litmus test to distinguish genuine agile practice from cargo-cult setups.
My personal philosophy for creating digital products: holistic problem-solving, team-centred value creation, iterative development, and continuous improvement.
Reflections from the Scrum Coaching Retreat in Copenhagen — a peer-learning format where agile practitioners define their own agenda and work in sprints. Key takeaways on product vision and strong product ownership.
