A Skateboard Isn’t a Vertical Slice of a Car But It Should Be

It’s been one too many times that I’ve seen the famous skateboard, scooter, bike, motorcycle, and car image by Henrik Kniberg, which he says is about (agile) “product development in general”. I’ve finally figured out what bothers me about it so much. I’ll argue that the underlying mental model is at best not helpful and at worst actively misleading for product development, despite the article…