Slides for Avoiding the Agency Trap Building a product can help your business scale to incredible heights, but too many teams get stuck in what Janna Bastow calls the Agency Trap. In this talk, she'll share signs you're veering into this trap, and actionable guides on how to get out and stay out!
People
Janna Bastow
Methods
RoadmappingRoadmapping helps a team agree which problems to address and how work should progress over time. Start with the intended outcomes and the scope of the team’s responsibility, then organise initiatives into themes and broad time horizons. Discuss priorities with the people who will deliver or depend on the work. Maintain the roadmap as evidence and circumstances change. Use it to communicate direction and trade-offs, rather than treating every item as a fixed delivery promise.