Value postit

Understand value before change

Have you ever found an agile methodology to suit everyone? I don’t think there is one! You find people very …
September plan diary

Transitioning from developer to manager

Here are a couple of resources that might be useful when transitioning from a developer role into management. I never …
2 apples

Are one-on-ones your most important meeting?

Do you enjoy having one-on-ones? If you see them as “getting in the way” then maybe a re-think is needed …
Tracking your Continuous Delivery progress

Continuous Delivery visualizations

Here are some great visualizations on Continuous Delivery! I grabbed them from here, but they were done by Nhan Ngo …
Positive negative list

Focus on the positive things!

I’ve always thought of ‘Positive Thinking’ as some psychobabble that I don’t have time for! I think positive thoughts and …
Leadership with apples

What is the role of a manager?

When I first became a manager I didn’t think too much of it, it was the right career progression for …
Books on shelf

What are you reading?

Reading was never something I enjoyed growing up, I lost interest too easily and never finished any books. In my …
We're doing agile

Agile is a practice not a state of mind

“Yeah, we’re doing agile. Been doing it for some time now.” Really? I know it’s not good to doubt straight …
gear wheels close-up

Continuous Delivery is not a passing trend

You only have to say “big bang release” to me and it causes my blood pressure to rise. Arrrgggghhhhhh!!!! Too …