Likenomics and Influence
Relationship building is critical for all members of a product development team – but it’s especially important for project managers and business analysts because their work requires the ability to lead resources without necessarily having the positional authority over those they lead. In thi…
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What the heck is this agile thing anyway?
What the Heck is this Agile Thing Anyway?If you are a Learning or Human Resource Professional working for a company that has a lot of application development and project work going on (Finance, Insurance, Retail, or Transportation industries to name a few), there is a good chance you have heard the…
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Getting back to live hands-on training to meet competitive demands
There are vast arrays of solutions currently that offer just in time eLearning. From YouTube videos to MOOCs, to short courses on Pluralsight, CBT Nuggets or LinkedIn Learning. Each of these options will allow you a quick and easy way to curate the content you need, take it and move on. In reality…
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Stones
We’re big fans of Scaling Up by Verne Harnish. Scaling Up is a toolbox for growing a business and one of the tools Verne suggests is a quarterly theme — a great way to focus the company on a single KPI for three months, then celebrate when you achieve it. We don’t do themes every quarter, but some…
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8 tips for successfully getting started with agile
So, you’ve just learned about agile practices and the agile mindset and you’re excited about shifting to an agile way of working. Great! You’re going to (eventually) love the difference it makes in productivity, customer satisfaction, and team morale. But… it is all too common for the initial…
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Can I be agile with a run sheet?
One of the quintessential things about being agile is that you get to have a story wall. Increasingly the team are not co-located, so they keep their wall online. Hopefully, though it is still visible to the whole team, so they can all see where things are at, where the bottlenecks are, etc. Thi…
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Webinar: Agile Fundamentals
So you're new to the agile world and you're excited to see how this way of thinking and working can benefit you, your team and your business. The agile approach promises faster delivery of better quality solutions with less time and money wasted. But where do you start?This free webinar will…
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Defining "done" in an agile project
I’ve been teaching a number of agile courses lately and working with some teams around the world kicking off their agile projects, and I find a common challenge that teams are facing is defining "done" for their stories.
The Agile Manifesto has as one of its core values “we value working software…
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SoftEd Group makes executive appointment in the U.S
Software Education (SoftEd) are pleased to announce the appointment of David Mantica as Vice President and General Manager in the U. S. Mr Mantica has extensive experience in the education and technology sectors, including most recently as Chief Revenue Office for Revibe Technologies and as General…
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Scope Doesn’t Creep, Understanding Grows
I’m always a little wary of meeting my heroes. To be frank, I’m rather scared that I’m going to end up disappointed. Meeting Jeff Patton, however, was certainly an entirely different experience. Jeff is gracious, kind, considered and self-effacing. An all-round nice guy. Not to mention hi…
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SoftEd Group launches advisory service
Software Education (SoftEd) are pleased to announce the launch of a new advisory services business. Operating from August, the business will also provide services in organisational strategy and design, agile delivery, portfolio management and product/service design. Managing Director, Martyn Jone…
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The anatomy of a bad decision - encouraging more bad decisions
I have just written a couple of articles on bad decisions and I seem to be getting a little carried away with the idea (the articles are here and here). But I have been focusing on how to avoid or learn from mistakes. This is a little one-sided, so I thought I would balance things out by exploring…
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