Product Development: Iterative Learning for Continuous Value Delivery

Explores the problems with story points in Agile, their impact on team behaviour, and why flow metrics offer a better way to measure progress and …

Explores how Product Owners can use marketing skills to communicate vision, boost team and stakeholder engagement, and align feedback for successful …

Learn key negotiation skills for Product Owners to manage stakeholders, balance priorities, and maximise product value through effective communication …

Explores how practising moderation in Agile—by keeping backlogs lean, limiting work in progress, and focusing on value—boosts team efficiency and …

Explains why story points are often misunderstood in Scrum, clarifies their intended use, and offers practical advice for more effective Agile …

Explores how rigid, hierarchical structures hinder organisational agility and offers practical strategies for shifting to decentralised, empowered, …

Explores how unchecked pride can harm Agile teams, stressing data-driven decisions, learning from failure, and balancing confidence with humility for …

Explains how Azure DevOps streamlines agile workflows for Scrum Masters and teams, offering simplicity, integrated tools, real-time insights, and …

Explains the Sprint Backlog as a transparent, flexible plan in Scrum, combining goals, tasks, and strategy to help teams stay focused, adaptable, and …

Discover how the Applied Professional Scrum (APS) approach helps teams identify and remove ineffective practices, strengthen core Scrum principles, …

Platform Engineering is the practice of designing, building, and maintaining internal platforms that enable developers to deliver value independently, …

The foundation for innovation and high-performing teams.

Drive long-term success with Agile Strategy. Align vision, execution, and adaptability to deliver continuous value.

Discover how hands-on Scrum training using Minecraft helps learners experience project chaos, apply agile principles, and gain practical insights into …

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

Agile and Scrum expose underlying team and workflow issues, helping organisations address real problems rather than masking dysfunction with process …

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

Learn how to automate legacy systems by shifting organisational mindset, adopting DevOps practices, and making incremental improvements to boost …

Learn how to modernise legacy systems by balancing stability and innovation, managing technical debt, and adopting gradual, sustainable improvements …

Explore how combining human decision-making with AI-driven automation boosts team accountability, agility, and measurable value in modern …

Explores how fear hinders true agility in teams, emphasising the need to foster courage and trust for effective Agile, Scrum, and DevOps practices and …

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

Explores why organisational responsiveness and real-time decision-making are crucial for staying competitive, highlighting the risks of outdated …

Strategies to keep users engaged and reduce churn through continuous value delivery.

Worried about cloud migration chaos? Discover why a hybrid approach beats “lift and shift” and how to align teams for a seamless, risk-free …

Explains why using blocked columns for stalled tasks on project boards harms workflow, and suggests better ways to highlight and address blocked work …

Staging environments can’t fully replicate production, often leading to false confidence. Real risk reduction comes from safe, incremental releases to …

Explores common misconceptions about Agile teams, clarifying that true agility demands discipline, planning, and professionalism—not chaos or lack of …

Finding a skilled Scrum Master is challenging; true effectiveness requires deep Scrum knowledge, coaching ability, and alignment with your team's …

Techniques and strategies for improving operational efficiency and delivery.

Explains how managing technical debt and distinguishing it from poor quality can boost product efficiency, reduce costs, and support sustainable …

Explores how adopting naked agility boosts engineering excellence, quality, and leadership by addressing technical debt, shifting left, and fostering …

One Engineering System (1ES) is a strategic standardised, integrated framework designed to streamline software development by unifying tools, …

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

Explains how managing and repaying technical debt improves software quality, delivery speed, and long-term value by addressing both known and unknown …

Explores common DevOps challenges to rapid delivery, highlighting automation, feedback loops, mindset shifts, and compliance for achieving agile, …

Frequent changes to the Definition of Done reduce team quality and predictability. Consistent, enforced standards are key to reliable delivery and …

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

Learn how quality, technical expertise, and regular reviews in software development can maximise ROI and ensure your organisation delivers lasting …

Discover how Joanna’s technical expertise, clear teaching, and real-world Agile experience make her Scrum.Org classes at NKD Agility essential for …

Explores how true professionalism in Scrum enables Agile teams to deliver production-ready products, highlighting the importance of transparency, …

Explores how practical, real-world Scrum training at Great Calm improved team collaboration, alignment, and continuous improvement across the …

Learn how to identify and prevent the harm caused by unqualified Agile leaders, protect team trust, and ensure genuine Agile practices drive software …

Explains how a Scrum Master empowers Agile teams by bridging business, technical, and organisational needs to boost effectiveness, collaboration, and …

Explains key Scrum concepts: distinguishing Definition of Done from acceptance criteria, using spikes vs. refinement, and strategies for managing ad …

Explores key challenges in adopting DevOps, including managing evolving risks and closing feedback loops, with strategies for rapid iteration, …

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

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

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

Explores how Scrum can align DevOps and software engineering teams by fostering transparency, feedback, and engineering excellence in Agile software …

Practical strategies for remote Agile teams, covering communication, tool selection, value delivery, team dynamics, gamification, and integrating UX …

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

Explores how committees can delay decision-making, reduce agility, and increase time to market, highlighting the benefits of empowering teams and …

Explains how automation in continuous delivery improves software reliability, reduces risk, and enables faster, safer deployments through consistent, …

Learn how Candan strategies use flow metrics and transparency to reveal workflow issues, drive continuous improvement, and support data-driven …

Explores how superficial adoption of agile in software development mirrors unused gym memberships, highlighting the need for genuine commitment and …

Explores how resource scarcity—like lack of trust, funding, tools, and training—undermines Agile teams, and offers strategies to empower and support …

Discover how the Advanced PSM course helps Scrum Masters shift from admin tasks to empowering teams, supporting Product Owners, and tackling …

Explains how adopting Kaizen’s continuous improvement approach can enhance personal growth, team collaboration, and process optimisation in work and …

Explores the challenges and skills needed to shift from traditional development to Scrum, focusing on continuous learning, Agile practices, and …