‘Scaling agile’ appears to be the latest organisational obsession. I appear beset on all sides by the latest scaling framework for agile ways of working. SAFe, LeSS and even DAD are examples of acronym driven […]
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Inadvertent Local Optimisation
I saw this tweet the other day: If you are a consultant, it’s important to know the difference between a doctor and a drug dealer. Please be more like a doctor.— James Marcus Bach (@jamesmarcusbach) […]
Hard Skills > Culture Fit
So here’s a little bit of hiring people logic for you. I’ve expressed it as pseudo-code all those technical people who insist on exclusive hard skill hiring, despite the long term pain of it all. private Handler handler;public […]
Train the Trainer – Course Retrospective
What’s up with that then?So, I’ve been charged with becoming a trainer within my organisation.Just to set expectations here, I know a tiny amount about how to furnish humans with new knowledge, skills and attitudes. […]
The Procrustean Bed of ISO29119
The old stories can teach us a great deal. Every once in a while I see the parallels between antiquity and the present, shown through the lens of one of these stories. The tale of […]
Diagram Industries 