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Say Hello to SAFe 6.0!

Say Hello to SAFe 6.0!

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Following its ethos for continuous improvement, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has recently announced SAFe 6.0 – an updated and evolved version of the Framework. Here are a couple of the major changes we spotted.   Language changes: You can view the full updated vocabulary list here, but what rubbed us the most was the […]

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Agile Conferences & Meet-Ups: UK & Europe 2023

Agile Conferences & Meet-Ups: UK & Europe 2023

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In 2020, the savvy tech-giant, Bill Gates, predicted a 50% drop in work-related travel post-pandemic, since “physically sit[ting] in front of someone else to discuss something in person won’t be the ‘gold standard’ anymore,” and he runs the world so who are we to argue!? Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic saw day-to-day work, professional events, and […]

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Social Conformity Leadership and Cultural Change

Social Conformity Leadership and Cultural Change

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I recently saw a video on social conformity that caught my eye, a modern take of the classic psychology experiment by Asch (1951). The video shows a group of people, majority actors and one being the ‘test subject’ sitting in a waiting room and rising everytime there is a beep. The ‘test subject’ eventually joins in, […]

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What You Measure is What You Get Back

What You Measure is What You Get Back

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“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.” – William Blake. In the modern world there are countless attributes that can be said to be quantitative measures of success.  Financial stability, relationships, quality friendships, material possessions and job satisfaction are just a few that spring to mind.  […]

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Walking That Fine Line Between Empowerment and Abdication

Walking That Fine Line Between Empowerment and Abdication

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“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 CHATZKY   We all talk about empowerment of our people and how that is an enabler for truly Agile ways of working. Have you ever stopped to consider […]

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Trust – Your Springboard to Better Working Relationships

Trust – Your Springboard to Better Working Relationships

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Everybody wants to be trusted and to trust those around them, right?    Trust is something that we all rely upon in our interpersonal relationships – but how many times have you heard a colleague say (or thought or said yourself), ‘I wouldn’t trust them as far as I could throw them..’, about a co-worker […]

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The Death of Scrum

The Death of Scrum

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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 over the use of the word ‘Licensed’ being synonymous with its trademarked ‘Certified’ course offering has made me incensed. So I’m going to have a rant. I don’t have a degree, […]

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Do I need to renew my scrum master certification?

Do I need to renew my scrum master certification?

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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 Scrum Master and the answer is not a straight-forward yes or no. Like everything in software development – it’s more complex, and it really depends upon your own circumstances. I’ll […]

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