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Can I ‘Lean’ my IT Infrastructure?

21/05/2018Dan C - Software EngineerAgile, Cloud, Ways of WorkingNo Commentsagile, cloud, infrastructure, lean

A lot of organisations have Lean initiatives or a dedicated Lean team. Their aim is to create more value with fewer resources by simplifying processes, introducing new methodologies (e.g Scrum or Kanban) and asking ‘what is the business benefit?’ of...

Cross Functional Teams

12/09/2017Ian M - Technical DirectorAgile, People, Ways of WorkingNo Commentsagile, cross-functional, kanban, lean

Grouping Teams Any organisations that reach a certain size need to group people together into teams, and one common approach is to create teams around people’s specialisms: the Business Analysis team, the Development team, the Testing team, the Support team...

Agile Distributed Teams

06/09/2017Alice S - Delivery Lead(Pinned) Home Page, Agile, People, Ways of WorkingNo Commentsagile, kanban, lean

A practical reality for many software development teams is that the people on those teams are not all co-located. This can bring many benefits, both for employees - avoiding long commutes or disruptive re-location, and for employers - who don’t...

Don’t Go Chasing Water-Scrum-Falls

01/09/2017Peter B - Test LeadAgile, Ways of WorkingNo Commentsagile, kanban, lean

Shigeo Shingo, one of the founding fathers of Lean, once said “It is more important to know-why, than to know-how”. This is an observation that we feel is just as relevant when looking at the adoption of Agile now, as...

Free Download – Kanban: A Beginner’s Guide

30/08/2017Rachel W - People DirectorAgileNo Commentsagile, kanban, lean

Kanban: a beginner's guide Free PDF Download Download this free, plain English introduction to Kanban, written by our resident Kanban expert, Rachel Webb. This book is an excellent introduction and a great starting point whether you're trying to implement...

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Can I ‘Lean’ my IT Infrastructure?

Cross Functional Teams

Agile Distributed Teams

Don’t Go Chasing Water-Scrum-Falls

Free Download – Kanban: A Beginner’s Guide