In this episode, Niall explores the 8 Measures of Software Delivery Performance and their significance in an organisation. Join in as he delves into their pivotal role, unveiling their impact on operational efficiency and overall success. Niall also gives you a sneak peek into his latest blog post on supercharged software delivery processes. Don't …

If you ask a fish "what is water?", they would be puzzled. Because they are in water, they have no sense of what it is and why they need it. Executive team problems are similar; it difficult for them to see problems due to them being part of the culture that is the target of change. As a coach Niall McShane has worked with many executive teams as t…

In this episode Niall McShane interviews Daniel Hill; between the two of them they have 8 transformation programs worth of experience. In this episode Niall and Dan discuss: how to (really) win the hearts of your people during a change program who/what to focus on when the system is underperforming why reconnecting to purpose is THE most powerful c…

Often, I work with executives that feel Agile has reduced their ability to feel comfortable with the level of assurance of delivery. In this podcast episode I provide some simple but useful guiding principles and questions that a CIO can use to ensure they have what they need to assure Agile delivery in their organisation.…

In this podcast Niall McShane provides 8 tools/techniques to guide executives through their participation in an Agile transformation program. Niall talks you through the following eight topics: Strategic versus tactical Agile change; your role in each Why you need to embrace lower mastery to get in flow The "happy-clappy" phase of change and how to…

Often Agile change or transformation programs are mobilised without proper consideration. If executives and sponsors could just ask these five questions BEFORE they agree to change the way the organisation works, you stand a much better chance of success. WHY (bother) changing; why now? WHERE does it make sense for Agile to be adopted across the or…

In this episode Niall McShane shares some advice for sponsors and executives on how to deal with the new language agile brings with it. Confusing terminology does not have to lower a leader's mastery and capability. In this episode you will hear about: Daniel Pink's Autonomy-Matery-Purpose approach and when and how leaders should push back when ask…

This episode: Niall McShane is your host, and he introduces the podcast and its theme through exploring the "productivity versus purpose" tension. In this episode some topics discussed include: why cost-out and agile change programs don't mix how to tap into the workforce's discretional effort the 'hard' and soft' aspect of an agile change program;…