Product Agility The Biggest Mistake In Marrying Product and Agile
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In this week’s Product Agility Podcast, host Ben Maynard takes the mic solo once again to tackle one of the biggest and most persistent failures in product and agile transformations: the misunderstanding of how learning drives adaptability.
For years, agile practitioners and product leaders have been trapped by a delivery-first mindset. They race to meet deadlines without truly validating their ideas. The result? Teams deliver at speed but fail to learn fast, leading to wasted effort, frustrated stakeholders, and products that miss the mark.
Ben dives into why learning speed > delivery speed and how misinterpreting key agile principles has slowed us down rather than accelerating success. He also unpacks the critical mistake that organisations continue to make: treating the business as just the Product Owner, rather than fostering true collaboration between developers, users, and real business stakeholders.
Key Takeaways:
- The hidden cost of prioritising speed of delivery over speed of learning
- Why the "business" in agile principles should mean more than just the Product Owner
- How teams can validate ideas before writing a single line of code
- The case for continuous user engagement—not just after launch
- A simple shift to break free from feature-factory thinking
Practical Insights:
- Why your roadmap should be a learning plan, not just a list of features
- The power of discovery sprints to de-risk product decisions
- How learning Kanban can revolutionise backlog refinement
- Agile Coaches & Scrum Masters—your real role isn't efficiency, it's learning
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Host Bio
Ben is a seasoned expert in product agility coaching, unleashing the potential of people and products. With over a decade of experience, his focus now is product-led growth & agility in organisations of all sizes.
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