I recently interviewed Vilasini Neti, a seasoned Product Owner and Director at Freddie Mac with over 20 years of experience in product life cycle management. Here are key takeaways on how her teams have successfully adapted Agile practices to better align with business needs:

1. Cross-Functional Product Teams
Daily involvement of business-side product owners leads to better alignment between development and business requirements.

2. Adjusting Sprint Lengths
Customizing sprint lengths based on project needs works better than adhering strictly to two-week sprints.

3. Flexibility with Ceremonies
Teams adjusted or skipped rigid Agile ceremonies (like planning and demos) when they didn’t add value.

4. Challenges with Sprint Goals
Complex features that span multiple sprints make it difficult to define meaningful goals in short timeframes.

5. Meeting Overload
While reducing meetings is a goal, finding the right balance between productivity and necessary collaboration is key.

6. Custom Scaled Agile Framework
A custom-scaled Agile framework provided the flexibility needed to adjust processes and meet project-specific needs.

Since joining G3 Technologies as a startup, I’ve worn two hats for 22 years: Engineering Leader and Product Leader. In my upcoming book Product Oriented Software Engineering, I’ll share insights from my career and interviews with product and technical leaders. If you’re a leader interested in sharing your experiences, DM me on LinkedIn! 📩

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