Mike Burrows Bücher

OKRs are about goals bigger than the next story. OKRs prioritise purpose and strategy over backlogs. Objectives are big goals; key results are smaller goals that build towards the objective.Does your agile team get lead astray by burning fires? Do you struggle to keep your agile team focused?

An impressive piece of culture technology, this work facilitates clear thinking and communication while promoting real agreement across the enterprise. It serves as both a framework and an engagement model, enabling every employee at all levels to participate in the change process. By building consensus on outcomes, it supports rapid, experiment-based evolution of processes, practices, and organizations. Rather than imposing transformation—which often leads to contradictions and setbacks—it aligns business vision and transformation strategy with a culture of meaningful participation. Business leaders seeking tools for genuine change in organizations will find this resource invaluable. It offers exquisite listening and thinking tools that can be utilized by teams to inform strategy throughout the organization. The approach is akin to an invitation to collaborate with Mike, showcasing how he employs these tools to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Mike Burrows is renowned for his pioneering contributions to Lean, Agile, and Kanban methodologies. He is the author of the influential book "Kanban from the Inside" and advocates for participatory, outcome-oriented methods in change and strategy. Prior to his consulting career, he held significant roles, including global development manager and Executive Director at a leading investment bank, as well as CTO for an energy risk management startup.