An important theme across agile project management discussions is how critical dealing with reality is -- discovering the truth about code, customer, competition, control, or calendar, and acting on it quickly. To sum it up: speed and relevance are key and the essence of agility. Investing in systems to collect, store, and forward information is not the problem -- the...

Apparently, the world is addicted to solving the wrong problem. And when we aren't solving the wrong problem, we are seriously overspending on overly-complex, under-performing solutions. At least according to Rory Sutherland in this compelling TED video (below, keep reading). I'm familiar with both of these issues. Let me set up the video for you, then watch it below... What...