It was a nice problem to have: the Scrum team was performing well, but stuck on a plateau. At each retro they’d consider what had been working well and what hadn’t, and take some actions to address the problems – but nothing moved the needle very far. Then the Scrum Master (Chris) tried something new, with dramatic …
Is it part of your job to generate change? Do you need to persuade people to do things differently to the way they’ve always done them? Do you get frustrated by resistance to change? If so, you’re not alone! As I talk to people, especially people involved in Agile Transformations, this is one of the most …
Hi5 is an IT consultancy in Umeå, Sweden. They develop software and provide bespoke IT solutions to their customers around their region. From 2002 to 2013, their revenue growth was 3.4% per year – but from 2013 to 2018 it was 52%. Not only that, profitability actually increased too – from 3.7% to 4.1%. How did …
As CEO of an IT consultancy, Niklas knows how crucial security is to his customers. Yet there was one potential issue he and his team had been grappling with for over 2 years. Despite 20 or 30 attempts, they hadn’t even been able to define the problem. Then he changed tack, and within 5 minutes they …
What do you do when you’ve got too much to do? You can work your tail off and get it all done (but at a cost to health, relationships and happiness in general). Or you can fall behind (and let people down). Its not a great choice, is it? So let’s step back and see how we get …