Product Management

Arguing About the Best Bands: A Look at "Waistband" Metrics

Arguing About the Best Bands: A Look at "Waistband" Metrics

Learn how identifying your team's own "waistband" metrics can be a straightforward and effective way to evaluate progress, and why starting simple can lead to better results for your team.

Storms, Gophers and Groundhog Day...Can You Develop a High-Performing Team?

Storms, Gophers and Groundhog Day...Can You Develop a High-Performing Team?

If your team has ever gone through a personnel change, you can probably relate to Bishop Pickering in Caddyshack as he plays golf in a storm. Jim Kockler’s post walks through the challenges teams face and provides guidance on how to weather any storm, no matter how tumultuous.

Baking Agility into the Way We Solve Problems

Baking Agility into the Way We Solve Problems

Like ”The Great British Baking Show,” as new members on the Hard Yards team, we too were “challenged” with our first task, which was to gauge the progress of an organization in their agile transformation effort. We tackled our challenge through focus, practice, and mindset.