What drives successful companies?

Let’s look at the four outrageously successful companies and see what they can teach us. 1. Apple launched a product different to anything else: the iPhone. It was the first truly easy-to-use, web-enabled computer in your pocket. Using the iPhone was a totally different experience to using it’s closest competitor, the Motorola Razr. 2. Facebook developed killer…… Continue reading What drives successful companies?

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The complexity of product development

What makes product development so complex? its’s because the landscape is constantly shifting. Our competitors are changing. New competitors like AgileMD emerge. Google, and other platforms we rely on are constantly changing. (Google do a major algorithm update every three months). Our users are changing. They moved to remote working during lockdown, which impacts usage,…… Continue reading The complexity of product development

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Stop Iterating, Start Adapting.

UPDATE: There is a newer, shinier, quiz version of this post here. Our team recently did an interesting exercise. We each had to say which historical figure we would most like to meet. Alex and I both said Charles Darwin, the great scientist. Darwin wasn’t just a great scientist though, he was the godfather of…… Continue reading Stop Iterating, Start Adapting.

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The power of safety

A quote from the Agile2016 keynote speech. If you have this culture of fear, whether it’s you’re afraid to change the code because there are no automated tests. There is no safety net. Or you’re afraid of speaking up to your boss. If you have a culture of fear, none of this fancy stuff is…… Continue reading The power of safety

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