Journalism Portal: My Lean Startup in the BBC
For the last couple of years I’ve been running a lean startup within the BBC. No really, I mean it. It is indeed possible to have a successful lean startup inside a large publicly funded corporate. It...
View ArticleThree Threads within Agile Programme Management
The way I see it Agile Programme Management weaves together three threads: Transformation, Alignment and Adaptation. These threads are present in traditional approaches to programme management however...
View ArticleA Clear Vision is Essential for Agile Programme Management
Search the Lean-Agile literature and you’ll struggle to find much mention of vision. Agile is all about short planning horizons, releasing stuff early and often, and learning. And a vision doesn’t...
View ArticleBenefits Map: Impact Mapping for Programme Managers
Gojko Adzic has recently published a great book on a technique he calls “Impact Mapping”. Gojko’s Impact Maps are a visualisation of the business drivers and the associated project scope. This means...
View ArticleExample of Day to Day Governance on an Agile Programme
You’d think I couldn’t win. Senior corporate managers are nervous that I am doing unconventional agile stuff, without those reassuring Gantt charts or status reports and hardly any formal minutes....
View ArticlePurpose Finding: Only solve problems you need to
Brian Williamson has commented that although “problem-solving is important and good when you are stuck. I’m convinced we are in need of some more purpose finding.” I agree and finding purpose manifests...
View ArticleWhat does a Programme Manager do?
I’m a programme manager, an Agile Programme Manager. Some people don’t know what programme management is or what programme managers do. So, for those who are wondering, I thought I’d described what I...
View ArticleProgrammes are above Projects on the Value Ladder
The Value Ladder highlights how a supplier contributes to the success of the customer. The way I see it programmes and projects can be mapped onto the Value Ladder. Value Ladder Jan Dyer Torsilieri and...
View ArticleFocus –“If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one”
Whether a Russian hunter or a software/project/programme team the proverb “If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one” offers useful advice. The basic message behind the proverb is that by...
View ArticleProgrammes are more than Big Projects
Some projects deliver products and some programmes also deliver products. The difference is the goal. The goal of those projects is to deliver the product. However, the goal of these programmes is to...
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