Flat Backlog Structure for Agile Value Delivery
Explains how using a flat backlog structure—rather than a hierarchy—improves agility, prioritisation, and value delivery in Scrum and Kanban teams.
The ability of an organisation to rapidly adapt to market changes, customer needs, and emerging opportunities.
Organisational Agility refers to an organisation’s capacity to swiftly adapt to changes in the market, customer demands, and emerging opportunities. This concept is crucial as it empowers teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably, ensuring that they can respond effectively to both challenges and opportunities. By fostering a culture of flexibility and responsiveness, organisations can enhance their ability to innovate and maintain a competitive edge.
Organisational Agility is not merely about quick fixes or short-term adaptations; it embodies a long-term, systemic approach that integrates agility into the very fabric of the organisation. This involves aligning processes, structures, and mindsets to support continuous improvement and learning. It enables teams to operate cohesively, breaking down silos and promoting collaboration across functions, which is essential for effective decision-making and value delivery.
Moreover, it encourages a proactive stance towards change, allowing organisations to anticipate shifts in the landscape rather than merely reacting to them. This forward-thinking mindset is vital for sustaining growth and resilience in an ever-evolving environment. By embedding agility into their core operations, organisations can cultivate a culture that not only embraces change but thrives on it, ultimately leading to enhanced performance and customer satisfaction.
Explains how using a flat backlog structure—rather than a hierarchy—improves agility, prioritisation, and value delivery in Scrum and Kanban teams.
Explores how chaos arises in agile transformations due to unclear vision and poor communication, and offers strategies for restoring alignment, …
Explores how rigid, judgmental Agile practices stifle creativity and innovation, and advocates for principle-driven, adaptable approaches to foster …
Explores how Agile has shifted from top-down management to decentralised decision-making, highlighting ongoing challenges and the move towards true …
Explores how resistance to change and outdated mindsets hinder organisational agility, stressing the need for adaptable, forward-thinking teams in …
Explains how evidence-based management helps Agile teams use data and key metrics to measure progress, make informed decisions, and drive continuous …
Emphasises the importance of flexibility and pragmatism in Scrum, encouraging teams to adapt frameworks to their context rather than rigidly following …
Explains why the Agile Practitioner Series course is ideal for new Scrum teams, focusing on practical Scrum skills, organisational change, and team …
Explains why product ownership and product management are deeply connected in Scrum, clarifying their roles, focus on value delivery, and the need for …
Explains why lasting organisational change comes from adjusting systems—rules, processes, and structures—rather than trying to directly transform …
Explores how businesses and individuals can achieve success by embracing continuous adaptation, flexibility, and principle-based decision-making in …
Explores how rigid, hierarchical structures hinder organisational agility and offers practical strategies for shifting to decentralised, empowered, …
Explores how defining purpose and starting with 'why' boosts motivation, engagement, and success in Agile teams, drawing on insights from Simon Sinek …
Explores how envy leads teams to copy Agile models like Spotify, warns against FOMO-driven adoption, and stresses tailoring Agile practices to your …
Explores why businesses should develop custom scaling practices tailored to their unique culture and needs, rather than adopting standard frameworks, …
Explains the differences between competence-based and control-based hierarchies, their impact on decision-making, and why competence-driven models …
Managing and reducing technical debt to maintain sustainable development velocity.
Optimising the throughput of work across the value stream to improve speed and reduce bottlenecks.
The end of a Sprint is a checkpoint for review and adaptation, not a deadline. Focus on flow, learning, and continuous improvement over strict task …
Fostering a growth mindset and knowledge sharing for sustained team improvement.
Establishing team norms and collaboration principles for effective teamwork.
Inspecting and adapting the increment to ensure transparency and stakeholder feedback.
Applying empirical evidence to drive leadership decisions and improvements.
Scrum Masters need authority to remove obstacles and drive project success. Without empowerment, they can't fulfil their role or be held accountable …
Successful companies thrive by creating unique ways of working, not by copying frameworks. Tailor your approach to fit your organisation’s culture, …
Explores why organisational responsiveness and real-time decision-making are crucial for staying competitive, highlighting the risks of outdated …
Explores how robots and AI automate repetitive work, challenging outdated job structures and enabling humans to focus on creativity, problem-solving, …
Explores how effective product ownership and lean delivery drive alignment, collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement in modern product …
A personal story highlighting how Agile consulting and Scrum workshops sparked lasting transformation for a development team, with impact felt years …
Learn practical steps to help Scrum teams achieve continuous delivery, clarify business value, integrate feedback, and build empowerment within 90 …
Azure DevOps is a product from Microsoft that provides tools around CI/CD, collaboration, and agile project management. Other names are Team …
Explores how shifting from blame to addressing systemic issues and measurement systems can improve team dynamics, collaboration, and agility in …
Learn Scrum principles, the Scrum Master role, and agile team leadership through hands-on training, with certification and practical skills for …
Learn to spot six key signs of sloth in Agile teams, including missed deliveries, ignored feedback, rigid processes, and lack of adaptation, to …
Discover how EPS immersive learning boosts team agility with structured feedback, coaching, and tailored sessions, driving continuous improvement in …
Explores key qualities of an effective Scrum Master, focusing on team empowerment, backlog management, collaboration, and removing organisational …
Explains how Scrum Masters are naturally chosen by teams based on trust, experience, and leadership, highlighting the importance of peer selection …
Explores how effective leadership drives cultural change, supports agile practices, and fosters collaboration through vision, automation, learning, …
Explains how self-managing teams thrive with autonomy balanced by structure, highlighting the need for clear goals, accountability, and alignment …
Workshop for leaders and managers to build Agile leadership skills, support Agile teams, and drive organizational transformation, with PAL I …
NKD Agility offers immersive, multi-week agile training to build practical skills in Scrum, leadership, and continuous improvement for modern …
Effective scaling depends on strong leadership—empowering teams, removing bottlenecks, and decentralising decisions to enable sustainable …
Unrealized Value is one of the four key value areas of Evidence‑Based Management and represents a group of measures focused on the potential value …
Explains Agile consulting by highlighting diverse strategies, continuous learning, and practical ways to help organisations improve collaboration, …
Hands-on course teaching Scrum fundamentals, Agile mindset, and teamwork through interactive exercises, with the option to earn the Professional Scrum …
Learn how practical training, real-world application, and community support help you build confidence and skills to succeed as a Scrum Master in Agile …
Combined Scrum Master and Product Owner training covering Agile mindset, Scrum framework, value delivery, backlog management, and certification exam …
Explores how decentralising decision-making, fostering autonomy, and building a shared vision in agile teams can boost engagement and unlock greater …
Learn how to achieve sustainable, resilient organisational growth by focusing on simplification, value delivery, and effective agile …
Explores the real-world challenges and expanded responsibilities of product owners, highlighting practical skills, agile leadership, and collaborative …
Gain practical skills in Agile product ownership, Scrum, backlog management, and value delivery. Includes PSPO I certification attempt and is ideal …
Explores how experienced Product Owners transition into systemic leaders, focusing on increased accountability, organisational impact, and fostering …
Explores the risks of unspoken issues in Agile teams, detailing how silence harms communication, trust, and value delivery, and offers strategies to …
Explores how committees can delay decision-making, reduce agility, and increase time to market, highlighting the benefits of empowering teams and …
Explores how decentralising decision-making boosts team agility, engagement, and innovation, helping organisations of any size maximise value and …
We partner with businesses across diverse industries, including finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, engineering, transportation, hospitality, entertainment, legal, government, and military sectors.
Alignment Healthcare
Emerson Process Management
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.
Slaughter and May
ProgramUtvikling
Slicedbread
Flowmaster (a Mentor Graphics Company)
Lean SA
Freadom
Sage
MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd.
Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG)
Akaditi
DFDS
Ericson
Healthgrades
ALS Life Sciences
Qualco
Nottingham County Council
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Washington Department of Enterprise Services
Washington Department of Transport
Department of Work and Pensions (UK)
Royal Air Force
DFDS
Genus Breeding Ltd
Freadom
Xceptor - Process and Data Automation
Jack Links
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.