Better meetings for remote teams“Too many meetings” is something I’ve said or heard over and over again in every organisation I’ve worked. Since lockdown began, this…May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
Running effective show & tellsShow & tell is a chance for teams to show their work to stakeholders and to get feedback. It’s a crucial form of governance for agile…Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021
Show and tells, sprint reviews and showcases — what’s the difference?I was recently asked to share some best practice on running effective show and tells. This led me into a semantic rabbit hole on the…Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021
Not all objectives are created equal — Alan WrightIn this blog post, I explore how assigning economic values to objectives can help organisations and teams make more effective…Jun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
Measuring and improving ways of working on digital teamsHealthy teams, happy people and mature agile ways of working are good leading indicators of organisational success. Getting these things…Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
How Government digital teams can use Cost of Delay to prioritize workOver the past year I’ve been learning a lot about cost of delay. In this blog post I explain what I’ve learned so far, and how it can be…Dec 12, 20182Dec 12, 20182
People over resourcesIn most digital teams the vast majority of budgets are spent on people. People are our biggest assets. Almost all of our value is produced…May 13, 2018May 13, 2018
How I stay organised using Trello, Kanban, GTD and Inbox ZeroIn this post, I’m going to explain my system for keeping myself organised and productive. This system has been working well for me for the…Apr 22, 20181Apr 22, 20181
Using Kata to help teams deliver value fasterKaizen, Kanban, Kaikaku. We can’t get enough of these Japanese words in agile! Here’s a lesser known one: Kata. Kata is a term used by Mike…Feb 24, 2018Feb 24, 2018