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Explores how immersive learning boosts engagement, retention, and understanding through hands-on practice, community support, and continuous, …

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

Examines how rigid, hierarchical Alpha organisations struggle and waste resources in fast-paced red markets, highlighting the need for agile, …

Explores how AI boosts workplace productivity and creativity by automating tasks, aiding idea generation, and empowering professionals to work more …

Explore how Agile 2023 in Scotland brings together tech professionals to share insights, foster collaboration, and highlight Agile’s impact on the …

Scrum developers find the most reward in creating meaningful, impactful solutions that matter to people, driving passion, creativity, and purpose in …

Explores why businesses should develop custom scaling practices tailored to their unique culture and needs, rather than adopting standard frameworks, …

The most valuable outcome of a consulting engagement is achieving systemic change—transforming organisational behaviours, systems, and culture for …

Explains a pay-later training programme for the underemployed: pay 30% upfront, with the balance due only after securing suitable employment and …

The 4-day training format offers shorter, well-paced sessions with breaks, allowing participants to absorb content, reflect, and return with deeper …

Explains how strong relationships, dual expertise in DevOps and Scrum, and trusted referrals led to becoming a preferred Scrum training provider for …

Explains the differences between competence-based and control-based hierarchies, their impact on decision-making, and why competence-driven models …

A personal story highlighting how Agile consulting and Scrum workshops sparked lasting transformation for a development team, with impact felt years …

Explains immersive training courses, highlighting how real-world assignments, flipped learning, and interactive sessions enhance Agile skills and …

Explains how Taylorism shaped project management through standardised processes, command-and-control structures, and its impact on efficiency, …

Training people worldwide reveals that organisations face similar challenges when adopting agile and scrum, highlighting the universal nature of …

Experience Scrum hands-on by collaborating in Minecraft Education Edition, simulating real-world product development complexity for all skill levels …

Explores how advances in technology have redefined co-location, emphasising the importance of video presence for effective online communication and …

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

Step-by-step guide to setting up Microsoft Teams for live virtual training, covering Azure AD, Microsoft 365, guest access, external identities, and …

Explores how live virtual classrooms have become effective alternatives to in-person training, highlighting benefits, challenges, and the shift to …

Explores why most organisations struggle to scale agile practices, highlighting key principles and strategies used by rare, successful companies to …

Martin Hinshelwood answers questions on integrating UX into Scrum teams, sharing practical advice from his experience teaching Professional Scrum with …

Learn how to use VSTS sync migration tools for flexible, selective TFS to VSTS migrations, including setup, configuration, field mapping, and …

Explains how Scrum and Continuous Delivery work together, highlighting their complementary roles in agile software development and practical …

VSTS Sync Migration Tool adds new features and bug fixes for bulk work item updates, project migration, query transfer, and improved notifications for …

Explains the UK Government Cloud First policy, its mandate for public cloud adoption in central government, and challenges faced by public sector …

Step-by-step guide to migrating a Codeplex repository to GitHub, covering tool limitations, using Git-TF for code and history, and converting wiki …

Learn how to sync Windows special folders like Documents and Desktop to OneDrive for Business, ensuring automatic cloud backup and easy access across …

Step-by-step guide to moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive in Windows without re-downloading, freeing up space and preserving file …

Agile in Africa 2016 brought together experts in Accra, Ghana to promote genuine Agile practices, share knowledge, and support local development …

Learn how to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015, including step-by-step instructions, admin requirements, compatibility notes, and tips for minimising …

Plan your upgrade to Team Foundation Server 2015 as support for TFS 2010 ends soon. Prepare for major schema changes, lengthy upgrades, and new …

Schedule of public courses and events on Visual Studio ALM, TFS, DevOps, and Scrum in 2015 Q2, including live online training and key industry …

Explains how to resolve a "Could not load file or assembly" error when configuring Build vNext Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Visual Studio 2015 …

Learn how to set up and manage nested team structures in Visual Studio ALM and TFS using Area Paths or Team Fields for flexible project organisation …

Learn how to connect a machine to an Azure-hosted domain controller by configuring virtual networks, DNS settings, and joining the domain through …

Explains key scenarios, challenges, and tools for migrating from on-premise TFS to Visual Studio Online, including project consolidation, splitting, …

Learn how to set up a DNS server with a static IP for an Azure Virtual Network, enabling domain joining and name resolution for all connected virtual …

Explains how to resolve Microsoft Surface 3 boot issues by renaming the USB drive to "BOOTME", a required but undocumented step for successful USB …

Learn how to move an Azure virtual machine to a virtual network by deleting the VM, preserving its disks, and recreating it within the desired network …

Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2015 alongside 2013 on Windows 10, including tips for avoiding common errors and ensuring …

Learn how to enable seamless single sign-on for Visual Studio Online by integrating corporate identities via Active Directory and Azure, ensuring …

Learn how to transfer MSDN benefits from a personal Microsoft ID to an organisational account by cancelling existing subscriptions and reactivating …

Learn how to move a VHD blob between Azure storage accounts using PowerShell, including authentication steps and handling private containers for …

A first-hand account of upgrading a Surface Pro 2 to Windows 10 Technical Preview, exploring Microsoft’s shift to agile development and continuous …

A personal account of taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to support Yorkhill Children's Charity, highlighting a family’s experience with childhood …

Step-by-step guide to merging multiple TFS Team Projects into one, covering TFS Integration Tools setup, configuration, work item and source control …

Personal reflections on Scottish independence, exploring self-determination, media bias, economic control, immigration, and the long-term value for …

A review of switching to the Dell Venue 8 Pro for frequent business travel, covering device performance, workflow changes, and practical pros and cons …

Explains how to permanently delete work items from TFS or VSO using witadmin or C# code, including safety tips and batch deletion for large numbers of …

Guide to running router firmware in a Hyper-V VM for reliable DHCP and internet access on restrictive networks, avoiding MAC/IP limits and external …

Explains how to resolve "Access denied user needs label permission" errors in TFS by adjusting label permissions at the root folder to allow …

Step-by-step guide to importing Excel data into TFS with full history, using VBA to format records as HTML tables for the History field and ensuring …

Step-by-step guide to migrating emails and data from Google Mail to Office 365, covering IMAP, POP, and PowerShell methods, plus challenges and …

Guide to upgrading to Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview, including key features, app recommendations, update steps, and known issues for early …

A personal account of blogging from the French Alps, discussing challenges of writing and publishing posts using OneNote, Word, and limited devices …

Learn how to add, manage, and switch multiple email aliases on a single Microsoft ID, simplifying account access and reducing the need for multiple …

Step-by-step guide to manually installing Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 1, including required update order, restart tips, and post-update checks for …

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Release Management 2013, including Server, Client, and Deployment Agent for Visual Studio and Team …