Business agile is a system, not a methodology

by | Feb 8, 2018

An increasing number of non-technology projects are set up to run agile (small ‘a’). They recognise the futility of trying to replicate pure Agile or Scrum projects and instead need to pick and choose the ways of working and elements that fit their needs...

Digital Age Leaders Need Digital Age Development

by | Jan 25, 2018

Until relatively recently, what it takes to lead an organisation, and how to become a leader had barely changed over the course of the 20th century. An employee wishing to climb the hierarchy simply had to gather enough experience and expertise in their job and they...

Adopting Scaling Frameworks

by | Dec 21, 2017

When organisations begin ‘going agile’, one topic that seems to be debated endlessly is which scaling framework to use – there are a fair few plus variations to choose from: SAFe, LeSS, scrum of scrums etc. I’ve worked with organisations to implement and...

Retaining digital talent

by | Dec 14, 2017

The demand for digital talent at all levels of the organisation far outstrips supply. Research by Mortimer Spinks indicates that by 2020 the UK is expected to have a shortage of 800,000 tech workers. Recruiting them costs more and takes longer than any other type of...

Innovation labs are failing. What comes next?

by | Nov 30, 2017

Innovation labs operating at the edge of a company, focusing solely on innovation and R&D were at the height of popularity just a year or so ago, but are now closing at an ever-increasing rate. These siloed, trendy workspaces, that have little contact with the...

Procurement as an interface

by | Nov 13, 2017

I had a very interesting session last week with procurement leads responsible for sourcing legal and consulting work for major organisations. I came to the session wanting to talk about service-oriented, not product- or project-oriented strategic sourcing, and to lay...