Agile as a Delivery Discipline, Not Mindset
Explores Agile as a disciplined system of delivery, emphasizing engineering excellence, CI/CD, observability, and system design over mindset or …
Strategies for iterative and continuous value delivery to customers.
Value Delivery refers to the systematic approach of providing consistent and meaningful outcomes to customers through iterative and incremental processes. It emphasises the importance of aligning product development efforts with customer needs, ensuring that every release contributes tangible benefits. This concept is crucial as it enables teams to focus on delivering value predictably and sustainably, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and responsiveness to change.
By prioritising value delivery, organisations can enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty, as they are more likely to receive products that meet their expectations. This approach encourages cross-functional collaboration, where teams work together to identify and eliminate waste, optimise workflows, and streamline processes. It also supports the principles of Lean and Agile methodologies, which advocate for delivering small, frequent updates that allow for rapid feedback and adaptation.
Value Delivery is not merely about the end product; it encompasses the entire lifecycle of product development, from initial discovery through to delivery and beyond. This long-term, systemic focus ensures that teams are equipped to respond to evolving market demands and customer feedback, ultimately leading to sustained organisational success and resilience in a competitive landscape. By embedding value delivery into the organisational culture, teams can create a robust framework that supports innovation and drives continuous value creation for customers and stakeholders alike.
Explores Agile as a disciplined system of delivery, emphasizing engineering excellence, CI/CD, observability, and system design over mindset or …
Discover why “done” means live in production—not just code complete. Learn to deliver real value, close feedback loops, and drive outcomes that …
Explores why special sprints like Sprint Zero or hardening sprints undermine Agile by delaying work, increasing risk, and reducing continuous delivery …
Explains Scrum’s four key value areas—current value, unrealised value, ability to innovate, and time to market—for data-driven product and …
Working software is the tangible, functional output produced during a Sprint, representing a concrete artifact that delivers value to customers.
Engineering excellence isn’t perfection—it’s continuous improvement, clean code, and fast feedback. Unlock true agility with modern Agile and DevOps …
Optimising how often software is deployed to enhance feedback loops and value delivery.
Learn to apply Evidence-Based Management for agile leadership, focusing on empiricism, customer value, key metrics, and data-driven decision-making to …
Current Value is one of the four key value areas of Evidence‑Based Management. Rather than being a single measure, it comprises a group of indicators …
Explains how Scrum teams can strategically allow unfinished work to flow across Sprint boundaries, enhancing throughput, responsiveness, and …
Continuous Delivery is the practice of frequently delivering small increments of valuable product directly to real users, enabling rapid feedback, …
Explains why delivering working software to users every iteration is vital in Agile, highlighting feedback, value, and practical steps for continuous …
Explains how integrating Kanban with Scrum boosts transparency, limits work in progress, and improves workflow, helping teams identify bottlenecks and …
Measuring the time from work initiation to customer delivery, helping teams monitor workflow efficiency and improve value delivery.
The US Department of Defence now requires agile, iterative software development, ending mandatory waterfall methods and influencing global government …
Learn how agile metrics like innovation rate, product index, usage index, and version adoption help identify waste and improve ROI by focusing on …
Transform your organisation with the Agile Product Operating Model, blending agile practices and product management to deliver consistent, …
Minimising waste while maximising learning in product creation.
Comprehensive guide to using OKRs for shared focus, measurable outcomes, and strategic learning, including roles, events, best practices, and common …
Maximise product value with Agile Product Management. Align strategy, customer needs, and continuous delivery.
Explains why Agile is not about speed but about prioritising valuable work, adapting to feedback, and avoiding wasted effort to deliver products that …
Explores how effective capacity planning shifts focus from individual hours to system-level flow, using Lean and Agile principles to improve …
Unlock your team's true potential—discover why a powerful definition of done drives real business impact, customer value, and lasting competitive …
Delaying software releases increases failure risk. Frequent, small releases improve success rates, adaptability, and recovery, as shown by CHAOS …
Is your team’s “done” really done? Discover how a clear, objective definition of done boosts quality, agility, and trust in product delivery.
Scrum teams must deliver working software to real users every Sprint; true progress is measured by delivery to production, not just by completing …
Value in software is only realised through delivery. Frequent releases validate assumptions, reduce risk, and enable rapid feedback, adaptation, and …
Stop flying blind after release—learn why telemetry is vital to your Definition of Done and how real feedback drives better software, value, and team …
Explains how the Scrum Master is accountable for enabling effective product delivery, fostering team success, and ensuring each sprint produces a …
Tracking the time taken to complete a unit of work from start to finish.
Visualising workflows to identify inefficiencies and optimise value delivery.
Optimising the throughput of work across the value stream to improve speed and reduce bottlenecks.
A strategic approach to improving the flow of value through an organisation, optimising efficiency, reducing waste, and aligning work with customer …
Undelivered software provides no value. Frequent, iterative releases reduce risk, cost, and failure, enabling faster learning and real user impact in …
Unreleased features create hidden costs and risks. Regular software delivery reduces failure rates, rework, and missed opportunities, ensuring real …
A practical guide to Evidence-Based Management, showing how organisations use experiments, feedback, and key value areas to improve value delivery …
The Product Owner is an accountability in Scrum, responsible for maximising product value through effective backlog management and stakeholder …
Explains how Scrum supports customer acquisition and retention in competitive markets by enabling rapid delivery, feedback, and continuous …
Explains why validating product features is essential, highlighting hypothesis-driven development, data collection, and evidence-based decisions to …
Learn how to identify and challenge assumptions in product development, avoid the feature factory trap, and use discovery, experimentation, and …
Empowering teams to adapt requirements based on user feedback is key to true agility. Learn why backlog updates and team engagement drive better, …
Explains the key accountabilities, skills, and behaviours required for a Scrum Product Owner, including hiring trends, role requirements, and …
Explores how Agile transformed product management by enabling shorter release cycles, faster feedback, continuous delivery, and a stronger focus on …
Explores the limitations of traditional budgeting and explains how flexible, value-driven approaches like Beyond Budgeting can improve agility, …
Learn how to identify and measure unrealised value in your product using Evidence-Based Management, key metrics, and actionable steps to improve …
Defines the Definition of Done in Scrum as a clear, shared standard for quality, ensuring increments are releasable, transparent, and continuously …
Transform your definition of done into a strategic advantage—deliver real value, reduce risk, and drive business impact with every sprint.
Ensuring continuous delivery of incremental improvements to users and stakeholders.
Evidence-Based Management (EBM) is a strategy for improving an organisation’s ability to deliver value by making decisions based on evidence, not …
The Agile ideal: teams with all the skills needed to deliver end-to-end value.
Agnostic Agile is a movement that promotes ethical, context-driven agility by prioritising principles over rigid frameworks. Championed by thought …
Learn to spot six key signs of sloth in Agile teams, including missed deliveries, ignored feedback, rigid processes, and lack of adaptation, to …
Understand the Agile philosophy and its impact on organisations. Go beyond frameworks to explore Agile as a guiding ethos for value delivery.
Deliver what matters. Shape systems and decisions around customer outcomes, not internal convenience.
Empowering teams with financial insights boosts ownership, informed decision-making, and ROI by aligning daily work with business goals through …
Minimising waste and maximising value through iterative learning and continuous improvement.
Many organisations use excuses to avoid Agile, but even large, regulated bodies can adopt iterative delivery to reduce risk and deliver value …
Learn how Kanban uses data-driven insights and probabilistic forecasting to optimise workflows, improve delivery, and enhance transparency across any …
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Department of Work and Pensions (UK)
Washington Department of Enterprise Services
New Hampshire Supreme Court
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Teleplan
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