2 months ago I quit my job as an Agile Coach to set up BrewBix, a sustainable dog treat brand that upcycles the by-products of brewing beer. I felt the pressure to put into practice what I had been preaching for the last 7 years. So how am I doing…

“Build, Measure, Learn” is more than just building a first iteration and seeing how it goes. Here’s why. I see people take the following thought process: “We think we should build feature X”. “Sure, let’s start by building a basic version of it with just the key features.” “Cool, yeah…

A common phrase you hear in the product world is that we want “missionaries not mercenaries”. We want teams that are given a mission and then go off to solve it independently, rather than giving them strict plans to execute. This is necessary in the increasingly dynamic and complex landscape…

We generally accept that it is best to build software through autonomous, empowered teams. However, how do we assess these teams? We empower these teams because it is impossible for senior management to understand the finer details of the problems and complex solutions that these teams are delivering. …

Can you measure agility? When you break it down to its basic steps, then you can measure how quickly/effectively you can do each step. This gives you an understanding of how agile you are, and allows you to find ways to improve. I previously argued that being agile is a…

Continuous improvement is what companies need to survive. It needs to be a core competence. Once upon a time companies could focus on the product that they were best at. …

At its core, the concept of being “agile” is simple — I condense it to just four steps: prioritise, do something, get feedback, iterate. The agile mindset is based on the premise that we don’t know all the answers up front. If you do know all the answers up front…

I’ve written previously about how you should ensure that the items at the top of your backlog have the following qualities: They are small — they can be built quickly They are independent — can be deployed on their own, not in a batch They add value to the user/organisation …

One important characteristic of being agile is how quickly you are able to pivot onto a new piece of work, having completed what you are currently working on. This alone does not make you agile; you also need to be great at things like getting feedback and continuous improvement. …