“Change before you have to… control your own destiny or someone else will. An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.” — Jack Welch, former Chief Executive Office (CEO), General Electric. Applied learning, fast: Apple just released three versions of iPhone: Xs, Xr, and Xmax. They … More The Ultimate Competitive Advantage… and the Economics of Product Development Variability

My two favorite Release Train Engineer (RTE) responsibilities are: 1) facilitate PI Planning readiness and the event itself; and 2) drive relentless improvement through ‘Inspect and Adapt’! Think about it…as an RTE, you are in the thick of things within this whole Lean-Agile mindset  revolution! # 1: You are like a “Wedding Planner”… preparing…readying everything … More My Two Favorite RTE Responsibilities