Richard Lawrence
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Product and leadership trainer & coach. Cofounder @HumanizingWork. Coauthor BDD w/ Cucumber https://t.co/5MUOuENKi0
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Joined January 2009
15 years of experimenting, writing, and teaching on user story splitting, consolidated and updated in one comprehensive guide:
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The definitive guide to splitting features & stories, including the latest versions of Richard Lawrence's popular story splitting flowchart
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RT @HumanizingWork: In a special rebroadcast of 1 of our most popular & insightful episodes, Mark Ethier, founder & former CEO of audio tec….
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RT @HumanizingWork: Most #ProductOwner advice is for market-facing roles—guiding visionary products, delivering to paying customers. But wh….
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The @HumanizingWork team is doing research to learn more about how empowerment & delegation play out in the real world. If you have a manager and/or direct reports, please share your experience:
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Next week, I'm offering two sessions on lessons for coaches that I've learned from years of helping other people get good at story splitting. We tried to choose times that work for many time zones outside the US.
"Mapping learnings from the session into clear next steps has transformed my coaching—and our team." Only $79 to join us and gain valuable, practical insights you can apply to your work immediately. Register now 👉
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How do leadership & regenerative farming intersect? Whether you're into wine, regenerative farming, or leadership, check out our inspiring conversation w/Steven Thompson of Analemma Wines for insights into sustainability, values-driven work, & org growth.
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RT @HumanizingWork: How do leadership & regenerative farming intersect? Whether you're into wine, regenerative farming, or leadership, chec….
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We got great feedback from participants in my "Story Splitting for Coaches" workshop, but our friends outside the Americas struggled with the timing. So, we're offering early and late options next month to reach other time zones.
"Mapping learnings from the session into clear next steps has transformed my coaching—and our team." Only $79 to join us and gain valuable, practical insights you can apply to your work immediately. Register now 👉
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RT @HumanizingWork: Year-end retrospectives often suffer from recency and peak-end biases, turning into shallow reviews or Q4 gripe session….
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RT @HumanizingWork: This week, we dissect a real 50-person marketing team retrospective, from initial planning to execution and lessons lea….
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RT @HumanizingWork: Tune in this week for the surprising lessons a professional jazz quintet can teach us about business cultures & teams.….
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Ever find yourself in situations where you need to give useful answers to unexpected questions on the spot? It's a key skill for coaches, leaders, or anyone who wants to maximize their impact. Join me tomorrow to learn more:
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09/19/2024 @ 10:00 am MDT - 11:30 am MDT - Ever wake up in the middle of the night, suddenly aware of what you "should have said" in a meeting the day before? Ever freeze in the middle of a meeting...
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RT @HumanizingWork: Are you confident your team is spending their time on the most important, high-impact work? Learn how to focus your tea….
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And if you already have some of our online courses, email us at info@humanizingwork.com to get a special price to upgrade to the full bundle.
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Summer is a great time for self-guided learning projects, so @HumanizingWork is running a special through Wed: a heavily-discounted bundle of all our online courses or $200 towards online courses when you register for a live course.
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Summer is a great time to level up your skills. Work often slows down as people take vacation. There’s space for reading and reflection. I’ll often pick a personal or professional topic to go deep on...
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By moving away from the "estimate + demand" pattern and towards collaborative problem-solving, you'll create better outcomes for your team, your projects, and your organization. Want to dive deeper? Join me for a workshop in Aug: 10/10.
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08/06/2024 - 08/08/2024 @ 9:00 am MDT - 2:00 pm MDT - Learn the secrets of the most successful Scrum Product Owners What if you could feel confident that your product backlog holds just the right...
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Remember: The goal isn't to cram more work into less time. It's about finding the most valuable work that fits the constraints. This approach leads to:.✅ Realistic expectations.✅ Better team morale.✅ Higher quality work.✅ Sustainable pace. 9/10.
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If you're the leader, treat estimates as part of a larger conversation about maximizing value by a deadline. If the estimate is higher than expected:.1. Ask questions to surface assumptions.2. Offer additional information you might have.3. Collab to find the right scope. 8/10.
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If they accept the estimate but don't like it, suggest:. "Let's explore what's behind that deadline to find options that fit.". Use techniques like Feature Mining to focus on the most important work that'll fit the timeline. 7/10.
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If they think the estimate is wrong, try this:. You: "Is there any amount of work that would be too much for this deadline?".Leader: "Sure, but this isn't too much.".You: "OK, how can we determine if this work fits the timeframe?". Then discuss estimating methods. 6/10.
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If you're the estimator, first figure out: Does your leader think your estimate is wrong, or do they just dislike the implications?. 5/10.
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