Operational Practices: Streamlining Workflows for Continuous Improvement

Evidence-Based Management (EBM) is a strategy for improving an organisation’s ability to deliver value by making decisions based on evidence, not …

Explains how to engineer a robust, fault-tolerant token counting server using FastAPI and PowerShell, covering error handling, retries, fallbacks, and …

A strategic approach to improving the flow of value through an organisation, optimising efficiency, reducing waste, and aligning work with customer …

The Agile ideal: teams with all the skills needed to deliver end-to-end value.

Enhance forecasting in Agile and Scrum. Use empirical data to predict delivery timelines, manage risk, and optimise value delivery.

Explores how staging environments aim to reduce risk in software development, their hidden costs, and modern alternatives like feature flags and …

Lack of a clear, enforced Definition of Done leads to hidden risks, unreliable forecasts, and eroded trust in delivery, undermining predictability and …

Rollback is often riskier than rolling forward, especially for stateful apps. Safer deployment relies on progressive delivery and fail-forward …

Time to Market is one of the four key value areas of Evidence‑Based Management that focuses on organizational capability. It is not a single measure …

Minimising waste and maximising value through iterative learning and continuous improvement.

An Internal Developer Platform streamlines development processes, enabling teams to build, test, and deploy applications efficiently within a …

Explains how Windows OS updates shifted from infrequent, risky releases to safe, staged rollouts using ring-based deployment and real-time user …

Maximise team alignment and adaptability with the Daily Scrum. Inspect progress, adapt plans, and ensure focus on the Sprint Goal.

A Definition of Workflow explains how work moves through each stage, using clear rules and limits to make progress visible and support team …

Struggling with technical debt? Discover practical ways to tackle legacy systems, boost team morale, and deliver value—without grinding to a halt.

Stop paying the hidden costs of weak delivery. Discover how a strong, shared definition of done builds trust, quality, and real agility in your team.

Technical debt requires leadership investment to resolve; without support for automation and quality improvements, continuous delivery is not …

Struggling with inconsistent delivery? Discover why a shared definition of done is key to predictable, high-quality results your teams—and …

Unlock your team's true potential—discover why a powerful definition of done drives real business impact, customer value, and lasting competitive …

Ensure fast, reliable development with Continuous Integration (CI). Merge code frequently, detect errors early, and maintain a healthy codebase.

Transform your definition of done into a strategic advantage—deliver real value, reduce risk, and drive business impact with every sprint.

Stop confusing acceptance criteria with definition of done—learn the crucial difference to boost quality, speed, and trust in your agile delivery.

Tracking individual cycle time can harm team performance by encouraging task cherry-picking, reduced collaboration, and lower quality, without …

Struggling with legacy systems? Discover why modernisation is a strategy, not a gamble—reduce risk, boost efficiency, and future-proof your business …

Explains why environment-based branching slows development, and recommends using feature flags and progressive rollouts for simpler, faster, and safer …

Automating software testing to improve quality and accelerate feedback loops.

Explains why modern software teams avoid branch promotion, using continuous integration, feature flags, and production-like testing to streamline …

Learn why simple branching strategies like GitHub Flow and Release Flow help teams deliver faster, reduce risk, and avoid the pitfalls of complex …

Setting up and configuring software, hardware, and systems for optimal performance, using tools and automation.

Approaches to planning incremental and iterative software releases.

Adapting based on evidence, not assumptions, through inspection and transparency.

Explains why staggered iterations harm software delivery, increasing technical debt, and recommends cross-functional teams, test-first, and working …

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

Scrum Masters are most effective when they combine leadership skills with technical, business, and organisational mastery to support teams, Product …

A **Shift-Left Strategy** brings testing, security, and compliance earlier in development, reducing defects, accelerating feedback, and improving …

Explores how optimising systems, reducing technical debt, and strong leadership improve engineering quality, productivity, and innovation while …

Explores how DevOps transformation, refactoring, and ownership reduce technical debt, streamline development, and boost efficiency, team satisfaction, …

Explores how agile teams can achieve predictable software delivery through quality focus, effective release planning, and continuous improvement, …

Explains the risks of the pick-n-mix branching anti-pattern in source control, its impact on code quality, and recommends feature branching and …

Ensuring continuous delivery of incremental improvements to users and stakeholders.

DevOps consulting enhances Agile by improving collaboration, accelerating delivery, and ensuring quality, making software development more efficient …

Explores how Azure DevOps shifted from slow, two-year releases to rapid, continuous delivery, highlighting the benefits of fast feedback, agility, and …

Explores how increasing deployment frequency, stable environments, and fast feedback loops improve software delivery, reduce time to market, and align …

Explores the financial, productivity, and reputational impacts of poor-quality code, and offers practical steps to turn code quality into a …

Learn key practices for adopting modern source control and DevOps, including automation, release pipelines, and team collaboration to improve software …

Test First is a practice that defines success before implementation. It supports manual and automated testing, with a strong preference for automation …

Explains how adopting test-first practices in software development improves quality, reduces bugs, and enables confident continuous delivery by …

Learn how using key metrics and visual tools like Kanban boards drives continuous workflow improvement, transparency, and informed decision-making in …

Learn how to achieve organisational agility by tailoring change to your unique context, building a guiding coalition, and engaging all stakeholders in …

Learn how tailored DevOps strategies help organisations assess current practices, streamline processes, ensure compliance, and boost software quality …

Explores how using metrics and visual tools enhances workflow transparency, helps identify improvement areas, and supports a culture of continuous …

Explains why true agility requires end-to-end automation and short feedback loops, not just Agile teams, to maximise value and efficiency for …

Explores how automation in testing, deployment, and validation streamlines development, reduces technical debt, and builds confidence for teams and …

Explores how frequent code deployments improve code quality, reduce technical debt, enable faster feedback, and support iterative, user-focused …

Explains Scrum’s four key value areas—current value, unrealised value, ability to innovate, and time to market—for data-driven product and …

Explores a developer’s transition to DevOps, highlighting key challenges: cultural change, toolchain automation, and continuous learning for effective …

Explains how to create, apply, and improve a Definition of Done (DoD) in Scrum to ensure software quality, transparency, and consistent delivery of …

Explains how evidence-based management uses reliable metrics and KPIs at team and organisational levels to drive better decisions, value delivery, and …

Explains how to set up a scalable release pipeline using Release Management in Visual Studio 2013, covering continuous release, feedback environments, …

Explains how defining quality standards, acceptance criteria, and automation in software delivery leads to predictable outcomes, fewer bugs, and …