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Social Conformity Leadership and Cultural Change

I recently saw a video on social conformity that caught my eye, a modern take of the classic psychology experiment by Asch (1951). The...

SAY HELLO TO SAFe 6.0

Following its ethos for continuous improvement, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has recently announced SAFe 6.0 - an updated and...

Is The SAFe Framework worth doing?

PI Planning is at the very heart of any SAFe implementation. But do we really need it? Well, as Dean Leffingwell states: ‘If you aren’t...

7 Pitfalls to Agile Testing

“Whether your company is working in waterfall or agile, your testers will have the same basic skill-set and knowledge, the real...

Why Should Teams Write Objectives?

One of the most often misunderstood (and often skipped) parts of the PI process is that of Objectives writing. The bit people get wrong...

Do I need to renew my scrum master certification?

As a Scrum Master should you renew your Scrum Master certification? This question comes up a lot; whether it’s the CSM, PSM, LSM or SAFe...

The Death Of scrum

SoS! Save our Scrum! I don’t get infuriated often, I’m a pretty chilled chap, but the latest news about Scrum Alliance suing Scrum Inc...

Trust - Your Springboard to Better Working Relationships

Everybody wants to be trusted and to trust those around them, right? Trust is something that we all rely upon in our interpersonal...

Walking That Fine Line Between Empowerment and Abdication

“Find the autonomy in your work. Autonomy is key to feeling good about the work you do, no matter what kind of work it is.” – JEAN...

What You Measure is What You Get Back

“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.” – William Blake. In the modern world there are...