🎙️ Ever faced a product vision so massive it felt impossible to start? In this Mob Mentality Show episode, we tackle the art and science of Story Splitting — breaking down huge dreams into small, deliverable slices without losing momentum or clarity.

We explore real-world strategies, including:

Asking the hard questions like Do we really need to release everything at once?

Using SPIDR (Spike, Path, Interface, Data, Rules) to guide story splitting

Implementing Feature Flags (tools to enable/disable features without deploying new code) for flexible delivery

Creating color-coded diagrams to visualize release order and dependencies

Practicing "Yes, and" techniques to manage big customer asks without abandoning Agile values

Running post-mortem retrospectives focused on improving splitting practices

Mapping ideas with Discovery Trees (visual structures for feature evolution)

Handling the tension between Big Bang marketing launches and incremental delivery

Influencing sales and marketing teams to only sell what's already done vs. selling the future

Identifying the impact of poor story splitting on technical debt and customer trust

Differentiating splitting technical work vs. splitting user-facing features

Teaching business stakeholders the fundamentals of CD (Continuous Delivery) and good story practices implicitly vs. explicitly  

Working through known unknowns vs. unknown unknowns in product discovery

Using the Cynefin Framework (a model for navigating complexity) to decide splitting approaches

Prioritizing with cost of delay and story split diagrams to maximize value

This episode is packed with hands-on advice for developers, product managers, Agile coaches, and leaders looking to move fast without breaking things. Whether you're struggling with overwhelming customer requests, complicated roadmaps, or internal misalignment, learning how to split the impossible is key to success in Agile, Continuous Delivery, and Lean Product Development.