Software Development Category
Webinar – The role of a BA in large agile environments
Posted on July 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
This webinar was recorded in June 2014. I was on a panel with Bernd Schiffer discussing the role of a BA in large agile environments hosted by Pete Cohen. I forgot to post this at the time and although it was two years ago the discussion is still relevant today. Thanks to Lynne Cazaly for capturing the […]
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LAST Conference 2016 – Agile Innovation and Thinking Like a Startup
Posted on July 21, 2016 Leave a Comment
My presentation at LAST Conference 2016 titled “Agile Innovation and Thinking Like a Startup” is available on Slideshare. Many enterprises are struggling to innovate whilst smaller startups are disrupting the market. Existing organisational business models work well in a known and predictable environment. However, these approaches fail when applied to an uncertain and changing environment. In this […]
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LAST Conference 2016 – Pirate Metrics AARRR !
Posted on July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
My Lightning Talk at the opening session of LAST Conference 2016 titled “Pirate Metrics” is available on Slideshare. The talk is a quick 5 minute introduction to the Pirate Metrics based on Dave McClure’s startup metrics. Fans of Lucas Art’s game ‘Secret of Monkey Island’ would enjoy the inclusion in my talk. AARRR!!! Here’s some of the tweets […]
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Scrum Australia 2016 – Lean Discovery
Posted on July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
My presentation at Scrum Australia 2016 titled “Lean Discovery” is available on Slideshare. “The hardest part of building any software system is determining precisely what to build.” – Fredrick Brooks. Discovering exactly what customers, stakeholders, and sponsors want to create is often the most difficult part of product development. Getting everyone aligned can be fraught […]
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LAST Conference 2012 Notes
Posted on August 4, 2012 2 Comments
Last week I attended the LAST Conference (Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking) held at Swinburne University. The LAST Conference is a big departure from the Agile Australia 2012 conference I attended earlier this year. There was no fanfare, no big build up, little corporate advertising and significantly less people. It was also only $50 for the […]
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Is this the ultimate test on usability?
Posted on December 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Apple have been innovative in their great customer experience with their touch screen gesture controls in their iPhone and iPad products. Is this video showing the ultimate form of usability (UX) – a baby using a product? You will notice that the baby gets no response using the hand gestures from the magazine and thinks […]
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