Charting unknown Waters
Logbook entries on navigating complexity — framework thinking meets real coaching stories.
The Metric of Nothing
Logbook Entry#03
Story Points were supposed to help teams talk about complexity. Then someone put them on a dashboard. What happens when a conversation tool becomes fantasy math with a deadline.
User Story vs. Story Issue Type
Logbook Entry#02
A team told me the User Story was the thing they hated most about their daily work. Turns out, it wasn't the format that was broken. It was where we put it.
Effort = Effort
Logbook Entry#01
Organization plans blind. They estimate effort for their own team and pretend the rest doesn't exist. Here's how a team on the edge of failure changed that.