Why adopting Scrum is more than a game
Too many people still seem to adopt Scrum by going through the motions, like playing a game of soccer at […]
agile
technique
agile
101 techniques for product discovery and delivery in Scrum
Wait? What? Did I read that right? One hundred and one techniques? Sounds like a lot. Are you sure?
personal development
How to avoid siloed villages of practice
Communities of Practice are great, right? Whether you call them Guilds, Centres of Excellence, or Special Interest Groups — it
new product development, personal development
How to use structured play for business to unblock creativity
If you have wicked problems to solve and you want another way to generate ideas or solve problems — brainstorming gets
new product development
The gamification of business
Ever wondered what gamification was all about and how it relates to the world outside playing actual games. In this blog, I explore what this means and how it applies to businesses today.
business analysis
We are all designers now
When the discipline of business analysis first established itself, it was important that it be differentiated from other disciplines. Part
project management
How to communicate status with colour (RAG report)
When we need to communicate the status of something easily or urgently, especially when there is risk involved, then a simple colour-coded system based on traffic lights is often used … known as traffic-light or RAG rating.
personal development
How four birds can help improve your communication
Communication is key to great relationships, for home and work, and here is a fun profiling tool to assess our own style.
business analysis
Strategic Planning with a MORTAR and PESTLE
As business analysis practitioners, especially those operating in the enterprise business analysis space, it’s really useful to have easy-to-remember tools when considering why an organisation wants to effect change.