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I'm speaking at Agile Manchester
Following on from recent international experience, I will be speaking at Agile Manchester on " How to make multicultural agility work ". The blurb: " People are different, and when you add country…
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A non-IT executive’s guide to Agile Coaches
Agile is an almost management-philosophical idea that is about getting better at delivering valuable working software. There are people calling themselves agile coaches who try and help do this. In…
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Agile outside of IT
The Agile Manifesto was created for software development, but there are many lessons we can use outside of IT. This is not to say I think we should "be Agile" in everything. Individuals and…
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Proof: Little’s Law (why to Limit WIP)
A mathematical proof of Little’s Law and its application to software development, showing why limiting work in progress leads to faster delivery.
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Anti-agile conferences
Let's start by looking at what a conference is... Conferences Definition: "a formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days." Agile On The Beach…
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Pilates changed the way I run
I tried a Pilates video a few weeks ago. I know that might not be very manly, but I thought I would try something different to shake things up. I hoped it would be a bit like yoga, and help with my…
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Introducing... Active Procrastination!
I think this is one of the first times I've created something new in a psychology context. Let me first outline the problem. I struggle to relax and unwind, but sometimes (even/especially during the…
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Deep Dive: Retrospectives
The term "retrospective" is prevalent for any of the Continual Improvement meetings, largely due to the popularity of Scrum. However, this post really refers to any meeting where a change to process…
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5 ways to be better at Agile
Dear reader, Rather than our usual short-form blog post, I have published a longer LinkedIn Pulse article containing my 5 top tips for being better at Agile . I hope you find it useful and/or…
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Agile research needs help
Reading some academic papers on Agile recently, there is a huge misunderstanding about what Agile means. In particular, some academics use the word Agile when really they mean Scrum. There are papers…
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Deep dive: Planning
In this post, we'll discuss different ways of planning. When I talk about planning, I mean deciding what to do or what objective to achieve. As such, estimation and other timeline-related activities…
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Guy's favourite Agile links
I thought I'd share with you some of my favourite tools and resources I use as an agile coach. I find all these topics to be essential for being a coach. Retrospectives I love helping teams do…
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Technical Debt
According to wikipedia... Technical debt is "a concept in programming that reflects the extra development work that arises when code that is easy to implement in the short run is used instead of…
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Keep it lean
I spent last week with a friend, trying to help him spring clean his house. He's been struggling with feeling overwhelmed with all the complexities of life, and wanted some external help. "Being…
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Data-Driven Decisions in Culture Change
Today I want to share some thoughts around data-driven decisions. Rather than present some evangelical-sounding argument, I think it might help if I speak from my personal experience: I care about…
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Making lean decisions in the wild
The wild In the lead-up to founding a company, like many others in my position, I thoroughly enjoyed "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries. Inspired accordingly, I've been trying to make smart decisions…
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Your life is like a software product
Your life is like a software product. Not in the sense that people are a bit like robots... I mean that you can choose your life's features, look-and-feel, and what it does! (If this analogy doesn't…
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