[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]When teams fail to agree and follow a common approach to developing and releasing software it often results in delays, duplication, and a mountain of technical debt. This post explores the challenges behind one of most … Read More
Agile Business Conference 2016 presentation
Agile Business Conference 2016 presentation is now available to view and download here.
Scaling agile: What can I do before adding more people / cost?
When scaling agile, it’s important to keep front of mind that we are spending other people’s money. We should always think about delivering value for money from outset and be transparent with ourselves and stakeholders about Value. A sponsor will … Read More
Why scale agile?
I’ve just googled why scale agile. All the higher ranked entries focus on “how” and “what” of scaling agile and are typically trying to sell SAF – highlighting the marketing genius that is Dean Leffingwell. The highest ranked answer that … Read More
Collaborating for organisational transformation
Agile is more than a set of methods, practices and behaviours. Agile is an enabler for transforming organisations, as relevant in the public sector as it is in the lean start-up. Agile transformation requires new approaches across a number … Read More
Ten years of Government Digital
Ten years ago today the initial Beta of the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) went live for the first time. It was a collaboration between the Packaging Federation, the Environment Agency (EA) and Oxford based software house Solution 7. The beta was a ranging … Read More
A checklist for agile success
As a coach, I’m often asked to take a look at how an agile organisation or team is working, and give my opinion as to if they’re set up for agile success. These are they key things that I look … Read More
Minimum Viable Christmas: agile prioritisation
‘Tis the season for sharing so here’s a prioritisation exercise with a festive twist to highlight the pros and cons of different styles of prioritisation. The idea came from a conversation last year with my daughter when she asked for … Read More
Where next for the agile evangelist?
Firstly let’s be clear – we believe the Chasm Model applies because agile is a “discontinuous innovation that requires the end user and the marketplace to dramatically change their past behaviour to achieve the promise of equally dramatic new benefits”. … Read More
Crossing the chasm and beyond
The technology adoption lifecycle (Chasm theory) summarises how communities respond to discontinuous innovation, i.e. new products that require the end user and the marketplace to dramatically change their past behaviour to achieve the promise of equally dramatic new benefits. Past examples … Read More
What is the Dynamic Systems Development Method?
In one sentence, Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) is an agile project delivery framework covering all aspects of change delivery from project initiation to benefits realisation. At the core of DSDM are similar principles and practices to all other agile … Read More
Agile: Stuck in the IT Ghetto?
I’ve rarely had a problem with getting business engagement in my deliveries, in fact it’s usually the opposite – too many different voices! So if other very good Agilists had a problem is there something else going on? Having started looking, I saw more and more … Read More