Definition of Done
When it’s done, it’s done. Or is it? Use a Definition of Done to make sure the whole team knows what “done” looks like.
Read More Definition of DoneAuthor: Nick Cousins
Product Owner: Not a Hippo
Many teams nominate the boss as the Product Owner, but that isn’t always the right choice. Sure, we need a visionary, a communicator and someone with great relationships. We don’t need a HIPPO.
Read More Product Owner: Not a HippoSmall Iterations: The essence of agile
To be agile is to be able to move quickly and adapt. If you work in small iterations, you can do this because you have lower risk and lower cost of change. But how does this work in practice?
Read More Small Iterations: The essence of agileRetro: My favourite meeting
Can you imagine turning the daily gripes and groans from your team into something that transforms your business and delivers value? That’s why Retro is my favourite meeting.
Read More Retro: My favourite meetingWhat I’ve learned about: Stand-ups
I’ve taken part in over 1,500 stand-ups in my career – the good, the bad and the ugly. I’ve learned a lot – and I’d like to share five things I’ve learned that turn banal update meetings into team-energising value-generating self-organising super-tools.
Read More What I’ve learned about: Stand-upsBad Developer, Good Developer
How do you know if you’re a bad developer or a good developer? Well, first you need to see a picture of each.
Read More Bad Developer, Good DeveloperMonkeys, Eisenhower, and why I need to stop doing things myself
One of the most valuable skills as a leader is delegation. Without delegation, you may be the boss, but you’re not a leader. In many ways, effective delegation is the surest measurement of the quality of a leader. Trusting your team to do a job really well, giving them the freedom to do so, and […]
Read More Monkeys, Eisenhower, and why I need to stop doing things myselfFive things I’ve learned about leadership
I’ve led people for over fifteen years, and I’ve learned a few things along the way. My education continues, but here are some things I’ve learned so far.
Read More Five things I’ve learned about leadershipHow the cloud helps our business fly
Enterprise-grade IT infrastructure and systems used to be prohibitively expensive for small businesses like ours. With the cloud, we have very grown-up tools at our fingertips at an incredible price.
Read More How the cloud helps our business flyWe have a responsibility to create opportunities
What do Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Nick Cousins have in common? Not a lot… but we all capitalised on opportunities we had.
Read More We have a responsibility to create opportunities