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The Agile Industrial Complex
Agile was never meant to be a playbook - but that's exactly what it's become. In our latest article, we explore how the Agile Industrial Complex turned a mindset into merchandise, and what leaders can do to reclaim agility as a principle-driven, outcome-focused way of working. If your teams are running the rituals but not seeing the results, this one’s for you.

Darren Emery
5 min read


Confessions of an agile obsessive!
I have a problem. It’s quite serious and it affects me everyday. I can’t seem to watch a TV programme without trying to find some...

Abbas Dhanani
3 min read


Delivery Theatre: The Illusion of Progress That’s Slowing You Down
In today’s enterprises, delivery often looks busy but achieves little. Delivery Theatre explores the illusion of progress created by rehearsed rituals, vanity metrics, and agile-by-numbers. From Jira-driven busyness to transformation-by-slide-deck, this article unpacks why organisations confuse activity with outcomes—and how to break free from performative delivery to focus on real customer value, measurable impact, and strategic alignment.

Darren Emery
5 min read


The Evolution of SCRUM MASTERS:
How the Scrum Master role is evolving in the modern enterprise and how your organisation can be first mover to take advantage

Darren Emery
3 min read


Are You the Puppet Master or the puppet?
Jira, love it or hate it? Either way, for a lot of organisations it’s necessary; it’s the main tool that development teams use to (1)...

Abbas Dhanani
3 min read


The No1 #agileframework!
With all this talk, I’m going to share the best #agileframework out there. This framework helped Agilicist drive multiple successful...

Darren Emery
1 min read


47% of Agile Transformations Fail.
47% of Agile Transformations Fail. Why? Because companies do one of these two things: They focus on Practices They think that doing Stand...

Darren Emery
1 min read


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...
magdalena valkova
2 min read


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...

Darren Emery
2 min read


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...

Darren Emery
2 min read


Walking That Fine Line Between Empowerment and Abdication- (In Agile Teams)
“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...
Erica Hartmann
6 min read
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