The Cummulative Flow Chart That Was Still Telling the Truth
A CTO’s old chart still looked fine to him. What had actually changed wasn’t the chart — it was what it was counting.
The Improvement That Went Nowhere
She mapped the problem, built the solution, engaged the team. Then nothing moved. Here’s what nobody told her about her organisation.
The Lever Most CTOs Reach for First Isn't the One Attached to Delivery
You tightened AI adoption. Delivery didn’t move. Maybe the lever you pulled was never connected to your organisation’s real constraint.
10x Productivity: What the Promise Leaves Unaccounted For
Your team’s “10x” AI-accelerated capacity isn’t stable — it fluctuates unpredictably. Is your planning accounting for that?
The Variation You Know vs. The Variation You Don't
Are AI coding assistants reducing variation in your team — or just making it invisible? The evidence cycle is younger than you think.
No time to change: When Knowing There's a Better Way Isn't Enough
Knowing there’s a better way isn’t enough. What stops teams from changing — even when the cost of staying stuck is obvious?
The Comfort of a Bad Outcome
Why do teams cling to broken processes? A UCL study explains more about software delivery than you might expect.
What Happens After Your Two-Year Agile Transformation (And Why Lasting Change Takes Longer Than You Think)
Two years of agile transformation delivers the structure. Lasting change requires building the capability to keep improving. Here’s the difference.
Momentum Lag: When "We're Doing Scrum" Becomes the Ceiling
Momentum Lag occurs when framework adoption is treated as destination rather than foundation, causing productivity gains to erode without continued systematic improvement.
Value Lag: When Process Conformance Replaces Problem Solving
Over the past two weeks, I’ve explored patterns that signal agile transformations have plateaued. Week 1 introduc…