Theme, Initiative, Epic, Story -- Atlassian

Courtesy - Atlassian

• Themes are large focus areas that span the organization.
• Initiatives are collections of epics that drive toward a common goal.
• Epics are large bodies of work that can be broken down into a number of smaller tasks (called stories).
• Stories, also called “user stories,” are short requirements or requests written from the perspective of an end user.

Note: At Telstra, work was defined at Initiative level (A Funded Block of Work). 

Smithsonian Customer Journey Map

https://www.customerbliss.com/smithsonian-built-journey-map-samir-bitar-cb4/

Product Mgr vs. Product Owner

Courtesy - Erkki Muuga, Medium

Dev and Ops Misalignment - Hüttermann

VUCA World - Wikipedia

VUCA stands for Volatility, Unpredictability, Complexity, and Ambiguity. All self evident.

• V = Volatility. The nature and dynamics of change, and the nature and speed of change forces and change catalysts.
• U = Uncertainty. The lack of predictability, the prospects for surprise, and the sense of awareness and understanding of issues and events.
• C = Complexity. The multiplex of forces, the confounding of issues, no cause-and-effect chain and confusion that surrounds organization.
• A = Ambiguity. The haziness of reality, the potential for misreads, and the mixed meanings of conditions; cause-and-effect confusion.