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Why Product Thinking Deserves a Place in the Operating Model
Over the past months I’ve refined the Value Visionary Operating Model and recently added a new supporting concept: Product Thinking . Not as another building block, but as a lens that influences how the entire organisation works together. Why I added it Most agile frameworks focus on the development and delivery side of an organisation. They do that well, Scrum, SAFe, and similar models bring structure, focus, and rhythm to teams that build and deliver value. But an operatin

Raymond Althof
16 hours ago2 min read


Design Authority: Game Maker or Referee
When people hear “governance,” they often picture heavy committees and strict rulebooks. The Design Authority is sometimes put in that...

Raymond Althof
Sep 13 min read


AI and the Operating Model: Designing the Organisation of the Future
AI is not just another technology trend, it redefines how organisations function as systems. While most conversations focus on impressive...

Raymond Althof
Aug 285 min read


Who Owns the Operating Model? And Who Guards It?
“Every organisation has an operating model. The question is: is it designed – or has it just happened?” An operating model describes how...

Raymond Althof
Aug 183 min read


Conway’s Law: The invisible hand that shapes your Product
When your organisation’s structure doesn’t match its goals, your products will quietly expose the gap — welcome to Conway’s Law. Conway’s...

Raymond Althof
Aug 103 min read


Line Management versus Network Leadership 2/2
In the first part , I discussed the connection between line management and network leadership within a contemporary organisation where...

Raymond Althof
Mar 304 min read


Line Management versus Network Leadership 1/2
I strongly believe in the abilities and flexibility of network-organisations to deliver value in a continuous way, inspired by books like...

Raymond Althof
Mar 304 min read


Traffic light or roundabout: How do organizations approach bottlenecks?
Did you ever drive through a red light? The other day I was waiting at a traffic light, and as it turned green I started driving....

Lobke Riedijk
Nov 3, 20233 min read


Network versus hierarchy
Management in an Agile Organisation The last 10 years of my career I have been involved in the Agile transformation of a large and very...

Raymond Althof
Oct 21, 20232 min read
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