Patrick McLeanZen and the art of Computer ProgrammingZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a timeless classic. On the surface it is a father and son story of a motorbike tour of the…Dec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Patrick McLeanProduct Owner Interview QuestionsWhen you are preparing to hire a Product Owner you are looking to evaluate 4 key characteristics:Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Patrick McLeanGrowth Culture Principles for an OrganizationalA company that is growing is a company that is learning. The intrinsic value of an organization is based on the accumulated knowledge…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Patrick McLeanRiff on LoonshotsThis is based on Loonshots by Safi Bahcall. All credit for the ideas to the author.Oct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
Patrick McLeanRiff on Uncommon SenseI just enjoyed Uncommon Sense, Common Nonsense by Jules Goddard and Tony Eccles. Below is are some ideas I took from it. All credit for…Oct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
Patrick McLeanThe Product Owner Performance ReviewGiving a good review is hardJun 19, 20201Jun 19, 20201
Patrick McLeaninThe StartupIs my engineering team strong? Using the VFQ(H) framework to assess agile team performanceI’m grateful to Emergn for educating me on the VFQ framework. I’ve found it incredibly useful as a means to structure conversations with…Jan 3, 20202Jan 3, 20202
Patrick McLeanProduct Ownership: make your tradeoff conversations publicThe most important part of the Product Owner’s job is setting the backlog. Sometimes the combination of strategy, customer insight and…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Patrick McLeanLean Portfolio Management: Managing Cross Functional DependenciesIn an ideal organization, we have a network of autonomous teams working on autonomous goals in a decoupled manner that magically aggregate…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020