Architecture and Agility – Soul mates or cell mates?

I did a Q&A session in April for a LinkedIn architecture group on how architecture fits in to the modern enterprise that is trying to reach the holy grail of business agility. Worth a watch as I answer the following questions put forward by members of the ArchLife Linkedin group: Does architecture have a place…

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The 7 types of Muda (waste) for the modern enterprise

Muda (焑駄, on’yomi reading, ateji) is a Japanese word meaning “futility; uselessness; wastefulness. We all know the origins of Lean wasted started back in manufacturing and it’s always a great interview question to see if candidates can real off all 7. But given most of our clients are digital clients rather than manufacturing how do we equate the 7 types of waste…

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Does RACI have a place with agile teams?

Why do we need a RACI?  Scrum is all about empowerment and autonomy isn’t it? Surely conformity is going back to the turn of the 20th century Taylorism. Well I beg to differ and have hit this conundrum quite a lot last year so I penned a few thoughts on the topic and also my…

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US to lift travel ban and open borders before Christmas

When will US lift its’s travel ban? – looks like soon πŸ™‚ Since the abrupt closure of US borders to everyone apart from mostly Citizens and family it looks like they are going to be finally opened back up. But not to everyone so don’t pack your dollars just let. It’s looking like they will…

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Agile Yorkshire Talk – Cost of Delay

In the good old days when we could all gather together for meet-ups I did a talk for Agile Yorkshire. Agile Yorkshire | Leeds, York, Bradford, Sheffield http://www.agileyorkshire.org It was on one of my favourite subjects – the economics behind the work we do. This often overlooked and indeed unknown factor is what cripples large…

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Cosmopolitan Lania suite review

Update – these have got a 2019 refurb since I stayed in one so are even better looking. The standard rooms in the Cosmopolitan are some of the best of the strip hotels in Vegas, courtesy of a $m refurb program the past couple of years. Bet the hidden gem of the Lania suite is…

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Free help Feb

I’ve got space between clients this month. So if you know of any charities, non-profits, schools/colleges or maybe you are returning from maternity leave and feel the world of hashtag#agile hashtag#lean has passed you by for 12 months – if so get in touch and I’ll see if I can help you out. Ideally hashtag#Leeds…

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Leeds Tunnel Run – May β€˜19

Gents, below is the link to the route for next Sunday – google map link right at the bottom (copy it into your internet browser)We are starting from outside Elland Road (LowFields Rd J2 M621). Please be there around 07:45 so we can get everyone together and set off promptly at 08:00. We finish at…

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