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Seemingly impossible goals can change reality

6 August 201920 August 2019 ·

It’s a constant bugbear of software teams that deadlines are often just wishes. “You need to deliver it by this date” can be largely the same as a manager donning … Continue reading Seemingly impossible goals can change reality

Context has different perspectives

30 July 201913 August 2019 ·

A short time ago I attended a talk by Paweł Nowak on the subject of context. I was a bit perplexed before he started, after all context is an idea … Continue reading Context has different perspectives

Are things outside your control? Think again

23 July 20196 August 2019 ·

Some time ago I was involved in a practical example of shifting a team’s approach from a fatalistic “what’s going to happen is going to happen” to something more practical. … Continue reading Are things outside your control? Think again

Running like clockwork allows improvement

16 July 201930 July 2019 ·

Last week I was speaking to someone who asked what I considered the most important aspects of agile that I would seek in a team. One of the items on … Continue reading Running like clockwork allows improvement

Zero defects as an attitude

9 July 201923 July 2019 · 1 Comment ·

A few years ago I had a conversation with Niels Malotaux, who spends a lot of time promoting the idea of “zero defects”. I was asking how he achieved this, … Continue reading Zero defects as an attitude

Minimising “must have”s

2 July 201916 July 2019 ·

I was speaking to friend the other day who had worked on a procurement project for a piece of machinery for his organisation. His role was to lead the requirements … Continue reading Minimising “must have”s

Leadership is a balancing act

25 June 20199 July 2019 ·

I was speaking to a company CTO one time, when he commented that he had introduced OKRs (a way of focuing an organisation’s activity), but it hadn’t been easy. In … Continue reading Leadership is a balancing act

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