Outcome-Driven Planning Blog

How to Shift from Measuring Activities to Measuring Outcomes alignment clarity outcomes strategic planning

By Julie Springer

May 25, 2022

When you complete your strategic plan for the year or kick-off a major project, you set the vision and have a good idea about the outcome you are hoping to a...

4 Things You Can Do To Make More Progress on Your Strategic Work alignment focus outcomes strategic planning

By Ryan Fullmer

May 22, 2022

You have important strategic goals to achieve. Your Agile teams are busy. They are working hard and getting things done. When your strategic goals aren't met, ...

3 Strategies to Quickly Evaluate New Ideas alignment decision-making discovery focus

By Julie Springer

May 18, 2022

What do you do when your boss comes to you with a big, important idea that they want you to have your teams start working on right away? It can feel like bei...

Use the Power of Constraints to Develop Innovative Solutions decision-making discovery identifying options visual tools and templates

By Ryan Fullmer

May 14, 2022

Shift Your Thinking

When you and your team are facing a complex problem, leverage the power of constraints to develop an innovative solution. I know, that doe...

How to Let the People Closest to the Work Decide agile leadership agile teams decision-making

By Julie Springer

May 12, 2022

It is a common frustration for teams to be told what to do, without the opportunity to provide input or guide the decision, based on their knowledge and expe...

4 Product Owner Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them collaboration discovery outcomes

By Ryan Fullmer

May 10, 2022

The Product Owner Role

The Product Owner is a vital member of an Agile Team. The PO provides the team with valuable work and keeps them focused on the product...