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Qualification Program, Shiftup

“Which tool is the best?” (Your brain!)

Last Wednesday, during my “Create Kanban Systems” webinar, one of the attendees asked me about the best tool for creating Kanban systems. This is a type of question that I get…

August 14, 2020

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Jurgen Appelo

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Qualification Program

After Product/Market Fit

Our Shiftup team has achieved Product/Market Fit with our Shiftup Qualification Program. Our weekly metrics showed that usage of our Minimum Viable Product has kept going up for many weeks. Churn…

June 12, 2020

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Jurgen Appelo

Qualification Program

I did it. I solved my three biggest problems.

On Saturday, we had the first paying customer for our newest product. Tristan’s willingness to buy our new product is a significant milestone after nearly a year of mishaps and misfortune….

May 12, 2020

By
Jurgen Appelo

Qualification Program

This Is How Our Qualification Program Works

The goal of a qualification program is not conformance to a norm or standard. (That’s what certification programs are for.) Instead, the goal of qualification is to validate effort and accomplishment….

April 13, 2020

By
Jurgen Appelo

Qualification Program, Shiftup

Did COVID-19 Make Your Work Disappear?

Suddenly, you have no work. There are no workshops, no conferences, no meetups, and no customers. Your projects and product teams have all vanished among emergency crises and national lockdowns. And…

March 18, 2020

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Jurgen Appelo

Qualification Program, Shiftup

Get Qualified, Not Certified

cer·ti·fy \ˈsər-tə-ˌfī\ verb 1: to attest authoritatively  2: to officially recognize or vouch for someone or something as meeting specific standards qual·i·fy \ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī\ verb 1: to have the necessary knowledge or…

March 11, 2020

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Jurgen Appelo