6 books about intentional systems engineering
I’m in the middle of packing for a move. Boxing up possessions and transporting them (or bribing some friends to help), makes you really question
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11 tips for staying impatiently patient during long projects
You’re working on a long, complex project with a lot of people involved and mini-projects to complete. It will take months or years to fully
How updating to SAFe 4.5 impacts your portfolio approach
SAFe is short for the “Scaled Agile Framework”, which outlines a way for organizations to align multiple teams to create large systems while staying true
Make things messier to achieve your goals
The June pick from the Recharted Territory reading list was “Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform our Lives” by Tim Harford. In the book, the
How enterprise portfolio management can make you richer
A few months ago, I shared a video about what Recharted Territory considers to be the Portfolio Essentials. The video covered eight elements to include in
Scaling agile should be easier. Right?
Googling “agile” yields over 96,100,000 results. A lot has been written about agile methodologies, mainly around the workings of individual teams. People have also considered
How to escape short-termism
Living with short-termism means always looking just a few days or weeks ahead. It means having minimal margin in your schedule to do anything beyond
How to foster influential originality
The May reading list book is called “Originals” but the subtitle hit closer to home: “How non-conformists move the world.” In the book, author and
Ways to avoid (accidentally) creating an elitist portfolio team
A portfolio team plays the role of translating the enterprise vision into action (or in some cases also defining the vision). They help set broad
Build your portfolio software suite: 12 features to look for
Recharted Territory started life as scribbles in a notebook. Every time I had an idea for a blog post, business model, product, or branding I’d
How to prepare your portfolio for the bot takeover
Effective leaders consistently read. To keep up the habit, every month we pull a book from the Recharted Territory reading list for inspiration. The book
Ways to green up your next meeting
We try to focus on value and eliminate the non-essentials in our business but not always in our day-to-day communication. In honor of Earth Day,