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Paulo Caroli

Paulo Caroli is an author, speaker, and consultant specializing in agile transformations, Lean Inception, and OKRs. With over 30 years of experience—including nearly a decade in Silicon Valley and 18 years at ThoughtWorks—he has helped organizations transition from project to product and from strategy to execution. Creator of the Lean Inception methodology and author of bestselling books like Lean Inception and Team OKR, Paulo is dedicated to empowering teams to align, validate, and deliver real business value.

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Lean Inception for a Dev

Lean Inception for a Dev

Please find below a few notes from a video chat about Lean Inception for a Dev with some of my colleagues form Thoughtworks.   How do devs work out what should be in MVP and start an agile project as quickly as possible?   Making sure there is a lean inception. Do not...

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MVP and the One Metric That Matters

MVP and the One Metric That Matters

In the elaboration of MVP for experimentation, it is important to identify a key metric that will tell us if the assumptions in our hypotheses are valid. Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz, the authors of Lean Analytics (O'Reilly), introduced the concept of the One...

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Delivery team OKR workshop

Delivery team OKR workshop

In our recent Delivery Team OKR workshop, we delved into practical activities and engaging conversations, exploring the essence of OKRs. From defining objectives like “Get to Rome after a nice road trip” to debating nuanced key results such as 5-star hotel stays and museum visits, the workshop provided invaluable insights. Additionally, discussions around launching an MVP highlighted the complexities of strategy versus tactics and the importance of continuous delivery. This collaborative session, held in partnership with Edmundo Pórtoles, deepened our understanding of OKRs within the context of delivery teams, shaping our strategic approach moving forward.

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Lean Inception Cases

Lean Inception Cases

This page will be dedicated to sharing some cases of Lean Inception in English. In Brazil, where Lean Inception was born and the book is a best seller, there are already many cases published. My apologies for not publishing cases in English with the same rate. Anyway,...

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Delivery team OKR workshop

OKR workshop activity

Please find below a good OKR workshop activity. I typically use it as one of the hands-on activities for a OKR workshop. I typically split the participants into groups and give them the following KR problem statement for each group. After a few minutes we assess the...

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