Can Smart Contracts change banking?

Smart contracts are computer programs that are designed to execute automatically and autonomously once certain pre-specified conditions are met. They run on blockchain technology, which is essentially a decentralized and distributed digital ledger that records transactions in a secure and transparent manner. The use of smart contracts has been touted as a game-changer in many…

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Understanding Agile Culture Globally

It has been 20 years since the Agile Manifesto was initially crafted. Since then, organizations and people have been adopting agile mindsets and practices. Over the past 5 years, agile adoption, mindset, and practices has grown to all parts of the globe, creating new challenges stemming from different cultural norms and behaviors. In this panel…

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Lean Agile London talk

I had a great opportunity to talk with the amazing Scott Seivwright to Lean Agile London about the latest updates to the Scaled Agile Framework Business Agility assessment. Take a watch and let me know what you think.

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

Muda (無駄, 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 🙂 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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