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Firing people is always a last resort.

Submitted by skeptic on Thu, 2019-02-07 21:24

Firing people should always be a last resort, not an instrument of culture change.

Agile Procurement

Submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2018-11-02 23:28

Agility of procurement is a major issue for many organisations. Especially as we try to increase our agility in working, it is often the procurement department that we run into like a brick wall. E.g. from personal experience it can take months to hire a consultant or contractor, which makes it impossible to work.

New Ways Of Managing

Submitted by skeptic on Tue, 2018-10-09 06:44

I'm now convinced that transformation to Agile isn't about new ways of working, it's about New Ways Of Managing™.
Change the governance, policy, KPIs, system, products, services, and people development. The culture and work will change.
This is the IT Skeptic's Big idea for 2018.

Just enough documentation of practices

Submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2018-08-18 03:02

Let the people doing the work design the work. Stop patronising knowledge work professionals.

Velocity through quality

Submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2018-07-28 23:16

ImageThe fundamental axiom of New Ways Of Working And Managing (NWOWAM, pronounced "wow, man!")is "Velocity Through Quality".

New Ways of Working: Agile, Devops; do you get it?

Submitted by skeptic on Tue, 2018-04-10 02:33

Nothing is new and everything is new.
There is a change sweeping through our industry the like of which we have never seen before. Do you get it?

If you're treating your colleagues and clients as empowered adults who know more than you do about how to do the work...

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