Ethos: Building Systems That Reflect What You Truly Value

Explains why true Scrum requires real team agency, not just self-management in name, and how lacking agency leads to ineffective, ritualistic Agile …

Most agile transformations fail by neglecting agency—empowering people and systems to adapt—making true agility possible through autonomy, evidence, …

Professional Scrum is a disciplined ethos of empiricism, accountability, and continuous improvement that transcends the Scrum framework.

Social technologies are systems of thought that shape collaboration, decision-making, and adaptability. Rooted in self-organisation and continuous …

Applying software engineering principles to ensure scalable and reliable systems.

Explains how true quality improvement needs both tools and a culture of safety, using Toyota’s andon cord as a lesson for Agile and Scrum adoption in …

Explores how lacking developer control over production, telemetry, and deployments undermines DevOps, leading to fragile automation and failed …

Explores why special sprints like Sprint Zero or hardening sprints undermine Agile by delaying work, increasing risk, and reducing continuous delivery …

Explores the common challenge in PSM 1 courses of balancing real-world pressures with maintaining honesty, transparency, and moral integrity in Agile …

Explains how fragmented automation and tool silos harm software delivery, and advocates for unified engineering systems and platform engineering to …

Learn key strategies for building business resilience and continuity, including observability, system decoupling, routine deployments, team …

Transform your organisation with the Agile Product Operating Model, blending agile practices and product management to deliver consistent, …

Embrace Beta Codex for decentralised, adaptive, and human-centric organisational design. Enable true agility beyond rigid hierarchies.

Product Management is the strategic discipline of balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility to maximise product value. It …

Explores how rigid, judgmental Agile practices stifle creativity and innovation, and advocates for principle-driven, adaptable approaches to foster …

Explores how Taylorism shaped modern management, leading to rigid hierarchies, bureaucracy, and dehumanising work practices that persist beyond …

Learn how to identify authentic agile practices, spot common myths, and understand cultural barriers that hinder true agility in modern software …

Mandating Agile or Scrum fails without cultural change; true agility requires trust, transparency, and a supportive environment, not just tools or …

Explores why true organisational agility depends on empowering teams with agency, not just adopting frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, or DevOps, to …

Understand the Agile philosophy and its impact on organisations. Go beyond frameworks to explore Agile as a guiding ethos for value delivery.

Explores why teams ignore clear signals from Agile and Scrum, highlighting how culture and fear hinder continuous improvement and effective …

Explores Agile’s historical roots, the loss of human connection in business, the impact of competence gaps, and why a return to core Agile principles …

Open Space Agile is an approach to organisational agility that applies the principles of Open Space Technology—a self-organising, agenda-free format …

Explores the distinct roles of human and AI agency in adaptive systems, emphasising human-led strategy and accountability versus AI-driven tactical …

Explores the difference between mechanical and Professional Scrum, highlighting the importance of values, principles, and technical excellence for …

Many companies mistake adopting Agile frameworks for true agility, but real success comes from customising ways of working to respond quickly to …

Explores how the seven deadly sins from Greek philosophy mirror common pitfalls in agile software development, offering insights to avoid pride, envy, …

Explores why Agile transformation requires genuine commitment and adaptation, warning against quick fixes and emphasising the need for a tailored, …

Explores the difference between true agility and superficial agile practices, highlighting the impact of Taylorism and offering steps to foster …

DevOps is a philosophy that unites people, processes, and technology to deliver continuous value, fostering collaboration, automation, and shared …

Change in organisations is a continuous, evolutionary process driven by experimentation and adaptation, not a one-time transformation or fixed end …

Explores how chaos arises in agile transformations due to unclear vision and poor communication, and offers strategies for restoring alignment, …

Explores why traditional hierarchical organisations struggle in fast-changing markets and argues for agile, decentralised structures to boost …

Explores how fostering a culture of quality and engineering excellence across teams leads to better, safer products, highlighting the impact of …

Explores how visionary Product Owners at Microsoft drove Agile transformation, shortened feedback cycles, and reshaped product development culture and …

Professional Scrum Teams prioritise software quality, accountability, and continuous improvement, ensuring each release is reliable, defect-free, and …

Explores common misconceptions about Scrum Masters, clarifies their true accountabilities, and highlights the importance of principles, competence, …

Explores the widespread issue of incompetent Agile coaches and Scrum Masters, its impact on teams and organisations, and practical steps to restore …

Explores why Scrum is challenging to master, highlighting cultural barriers, the importance of transparency, and the gap between understanding and …

Explores what traditional organisations must change—beyond adopting Agile tools—to achieve true agility, cultural transformation, and sustained …

Most disaster recovery plans fail in practice due to overlooked dependencies and lack of real-world testing, leaving organisations vulnerable when …

Explores the risks of unspoken issues in Agile teams, detailing how silence harms communication, trust, and value delivery, and offers strategies to …

Explores how open, challenging conversations with agile consultants drive organisational change, foster learning, and support continuous improvement …

Explores why continuous organisational evolution, not fixed transformations, is essential for adapting to rapid change, fostering agility, and …

Explores how organisations adopt SAFe for agility but risk rigid bureaucracy, highlighting the need for genuine business evolution over prescriptive …

Highlights the importance of professionalism in agile teams, warning against excusing unprofessional behaviour as agility and stressing ethical, …

Explores why Agile fails without addressing systemic issues, highlighting the need for organisational change, meaningful metrics, and the courage to …

Explores how shifting from blame to addressing systemic issues and measurement systems can improve team dynamics, collaboration, and agility in …

Explores why scaling technology alone isn’t enough, highlighting the need for engineering cultures that support collaboration, DevOps, and continuous …

Explores the importance of patience in agile adoption, highlighting inclusive decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and thoughtful organisational …

Explores how outdated Taylorist management limits creativity and true agility, offering ways to spot and overcome ineffective agile practices for …

Agentic Agility is the ability for humans and AI to take intentional, adaptive action within socio-technical environments, enabling continuous …

Explores whether organisations are moving past Agile disillusionment towards true understanding, highlighting the shift from hype to people-focused, …

A critical lens on attempts to combine project management with agile delivery approaches.