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Most Delivery Dashboards Create False Confidence
Most organisations have dashboards. They can see how many tickets were completed, how many defects were raised, how quickly work moved through the system, and whether delivery targets were met.
Yet despite having more data than ever, many leaders still struggle to answer some surprisingly simple questions...


Most AI Challenges Aren’t Really AI Challenges
AI is getting a lot of attention. But in many organisations, the real barrier to creating value from it isn’t the technology itself.
It’s the same set of organisational issues that already get in the way of strategy, delivery and change.


Making meetings meaningful.
If you have a daily team meeting, it can quickly become stale and monotonous unless you actively provoke the team with some interesting, different and fresh questions.


16 powerful metrics all portfolio managers need to know
You simply cannot run a successful business without gathering and discussing useful data that provide insights to help you make decisions.


The biggest threat to your business growth? Communication.
The number one threat isn’t competition, costs, or tech. It’s the way people struggle to communicate, collaborate, and get on the same page.


Breaking the myth of single piece flow.
We're consistently asked to help organisations achieve faster flow, yet, very rarely do we see the system in place to support it.


Leaders - Watch out for Booklore...
Be careful of learning or knowledge acquired from books, rather than through practical experience.
Whilst being well read is a clear signal of a growth mindset, it presents a couple of tricky situations to be aware of.


How to become a product manager - for yourself!
here's a bunch of product management skills you can use to create and deliver the product of 'You as a product manager'!


5 Reasons Value Stream Mapping is a key tool in digital transformation
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a simple and super effective tool to help successfully create alignment and a key starting point for Digital transformation programmes.


Why Team formation is critical (and some ideas of how to do it)...
"Organisations must find, and keep finding, new ways to create value to thrive over the long term. And creating value starts with putting...


So you think you’re an agile coach?…
After conducting lots of interviews for scrum masters recently it’s clear the trend of anyone with any hint of agile experience calling...


SAFe is not the goal…
Nor is doing LeSS or being a good DAD. If you’ve got no idea what I’m on about, these are all cash cows frameworks for scaling agility in...


Agile – to scale or not to scale…
Through working at different organisations, attending a bunch of conferences, meet ups and training courses, I’ve gained first hand...


What can we learn from manufacturing? Get rid of your waste…
References in books and training courses about agile, scrum, lean or kanban almost always include a reference to the manufacturing...


8 Project management skills to polish
Over a couple of decades working as and with project managers I’ve learnt there's a clear set of skills that fit the role, and that in...


13 magical management tips you can start using today
No, not Fergie from the black eyed peas (although this gives me a good excuse for a pretty picture!). Hubba hubba. Anyway, this post is...


Want less bureaucracy? Reduce the asking chain...
Here’s something to think about - How many people in your organisation actually know the answer to a question you ask versus how many...
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