Ending the Endless Journey
The common metaphor for organisational transformation is likening the process to a journey. The implication is no undertaking of this kind is instantaneous. This is true, of course. There is…
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The First Rule of Leader Club
“We tried agile and it didn’t work for us.” This is the miserable epitaph for so many transformation stories and one that I have heard more than I would like…
Dear Anonymous …
I was recently involved in preparing for an enterprise agility engagement survey. Surveys of this kind are a great way to capture the pulse of the people working in the…
The Accidental Tyrant
I’ve been chatting to a group of scrum masters about issues with product owners who take too much control. This is a particular case, but it got me thinking more…
Agile Kitchen
At first glance, the professional kitchen may not be an obvious place for software developers to learn some important lessons. But join me for an a la carte menu of…
Working Together and Apart in a Time of Crisis (Part 4)
In the final part of Working Together and Apart in a Time of Crisis, I look at how the maturity of teams has had an effect on delivery outcomes during…
Working Together and Apart in a Time of Crisis (Part 3)
In part 3 of my Working Together and Apart in a Time of Crisis series, I talk about the importance of the right communications platform for our teams and some…
Working Together and Apart in a Time of Crisis (Part 2)
In the second part of my Working Together and Apart in a Time of Crisis series, I look at how our perception of co-location has changed during lockdown. Co-location Isn’t…
Working Together and Apart In a Time of Crisis (Part 1)
Much of the world has been in lockdown during the COVID-19 crisis. With our teams sent to work from home for the duration, the notion of working together in a…
