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How to empower teams without using firm hands

Whenever I begin a new project (or Epic or Feature) I almost always start with a some kind of Project Canvas, and when I don’t I regret it.

When I took my first real leadership position I found it quite isolating. Like many engineering leaders, I was given the role because I had…

What makes for a great interactive workshop, where participants come away with something of real value?

Recently I had the opportunity to attend a Slice-a-palooza workshop run over an entire day at Everest Engineering. Daniel Prager led the…

As a Product and Delivery Leader, I’ve often wondered about the bias of Agile towards non-technical ways of working. I love Agile, Scrum…

In mid-September Everest Engineering hosted an all-day in-person workshop introducing foundational techniques for refactoring Legacy Code…

Who cares about Slicing anyway?

Pat Summitt was a Basketball coach.

On 31 August, 2023 Everest Academy held a second in-person day-long intensive workshop in Melbourne, Australia introducing and practicing…

The patterns of a product owner writing user stories for software development teams is an opportunity to be improved upon.

Another de-risk your startup workshop in Sydney

The premise of this ‘talk converted to blog series’ is that the practices, frameworks and methods discussed among and employed by product…

This blog post is a replay of a talk I have given at a couple of product management conferences and meetups. Today is part 1 and I’ll…

Recently, a friend asked one of the questions that is asked so often of software developers, web designers, digital creators, and makers of…

Have you ever faced challenges in product development, trying to align your team’s efforts and prioritize user stories? Building a product…

Ask any leader of a scaling business and they’ll tell you it can be as exhilarating as it is hugely demanding.

On the 26th of July, 2023 I had the incredible pleasure of facilitating an Everest Academy in-person, day-long intensive workshop in…

Live events experience made better.

On 30 June, 2023 Everest Academy held an in-person day-long intensive workshop in Melbourne, Australia introducing and practicing pair…

Empower and engage your teams to achieve better outcomes. Don’t just tell them What to do, tell them Why. Get them bought in to the…