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3 Hard-Won Lessons for Operationalizing Strategy and Driving Change
In the fast-moving world of growth-stage companies, strategy alone doesn’t guarantee success. It’s easy to get swept up in annual...
jimapodaca
Aug 74 min read


From Chaos to Clarity: How One Team Transformed Strategy Execution in Just Weeks
When Growth Outpaces Clarity Whether you’re a 15-person startup scaling to 50 or a legacy org navigating its next transformation, one...
jimapodaca
Aug 44 min read


The Velocity Trap: Why Your Scrum Metrics May Be Lying to You
Why Your Scrum Metrics May Be Lying to You Velocity is one of the most widely discussed metrics in Agile and Scrum circles. Teams proudly...
jimapodaca
Aug 105 min read


When Strategy Meets Delivery: Why Your OKRs and Scrum Aren’t Playing Nice
If your organization is using both OKRs and Scrum, but still not seeing meaningful traction, you’re not alone. On paper, these two...
jimapodaca
Jun 24 min read


Why your sprint plan keeps falling apart, and what to do about it.
You’ve got all the right pieces—smart people, clear goals, and even a delivery framework like Scrum. But somehow, your sprint plan still...
jimapodaca
May 264 min read


Agile Isn’t Dead — You’ve Just Been Doing it Wrong
Nineteen—is the number I stopped counting at when I scrolled through what seemed like an endless list of articles containing the words...
jimapodaca
Apr 214 min read


OKRX Summit 2024: The power of OKRs and Scrum, connecting the dots between OKRs and business outcomes using Scrum
In this 20 minute webinar, Jim breaks down the similarities between OKRs and Scrum and how to connect the dots to create business outcomes.
jimapodaca
Oct 17, 20241 min read


How to effectively implement OKRs for Leaders.
Whether you are a team leader, department head, or C-level executive, this event will provide valuable insights...
jimapodaca
Jun 4, 20231 min read


Should performance management be linked to OKRs?
...this is the question we address in this webinar sponsored by Firbots. Join me, Vidya Santhanam (Fitbots) and Larry LaSelle from Scaled...
jimapodaca
Jun 4, 20231 min read


Connecting the dots between Agile and OKRs
• Are you looking to implement OKRs?
• Are you looking to improve your current OKR program?
• Are you looking to integrate OKRs into Scrum?
jimapodaca
Mar 11, 20220 min read


The Five Anti-patterns of Estimating User Stories
A three point estimate from development and an eight point estimate from QA does not make a five point story.
jimapodaca
Mar 9, 20226 min read


Is There an Ideal Number of User Story Points?
That's the question that was raised recently during a group slack conversation that I was fortunate to be a part of. Among the multitude...
jimapodaca
Apr 27, 202110 min read


My Journey in 2020
For me, 2020 started out with a sense of optimism and wonder. As I said goodbye to the memories of my past that had been stunting my...
Jim Apodaca
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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