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A central theme in Scrum is a relentless focus on delivering customer value. The order of the work is based on delivering value to customers rather than on the convenience to development. For the developers who want to build the framework first, this focus on validating technical decisions by delivering value early is a difficult change.

As I’ve said before, I’m not very interested in individual performance; I’m only interested in team performance. I can double a team’s productivity in a month, but an individual? That could take a year. And a whole bunch of individuals? A whole division? A whole company? That could take forever. So I use transparency to focus on improving the team.

Appoint a team member as the project librarian, whose job is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge.

project‐centric. The

Lea worked with Adobe's then‐CTO, Kevin Lynch, to put together some compelling prototypes showing the power of this new foundation and used this to rally executives and product teams.

Over time, Don and I began to understand and absorb the model Richard showed us. Look for ways to make quick progress. Watch for project stalls that might indicate a lack of potential. Cut corners to skip unnecessary effort. Remove distractions to focus attention where it needs to be. Start approximating your end goal as soon as possible. Maximize

To deliver high-quality results, we first have to understand who these people are, and what kind of value they are looking for