Agile Facilities Management: How Businesses Keep Operations Flowing
In the last few years, there’s been what appears to be a pretty marked shift towards agile methodologies for many different kinds of workplaces and departments. Whether it’s software development (the crucible of agile working!) or more unusual industries like catering or digital marketing, agile has helped countless businesses streamline their operations and become more flexible. The world of…
5 Access Management Best Practices for Business
Controlling access to sensitive areas of your business, both in its virtual and physical presence, is most important in today's security environment. Ineffective access management can cause data breaches, jeopardising your business significantly. With cybersecurity and insider threats, having only the right individuals with access to critical assets is most important. Effective access…
How Management Buyout Advisory Maximises Growth and Success
Management buyouts (MBOs) are reshaping business ownership, offering management teams a way to gain control of enterprises and improve their value. However, executing a buyout requires expertise due to its detailed and multi-step nature. This is where specialised services step in. Management buyout advisory services guide business leaders through this process, providing the necessary tools and…
5 Innovative Strategies That Every Company Can Adopt To Become More Agile
In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, companies need to be agile to remain relevant and successful. Agility allows businesses to quickly adapt to changes, meet customer needs, and seize new opportunities. By adopting the right strategies, organizations can enhance their flexibility and responsiveness. 1. Accepting a Range of Payment Methods As consumer preferences…
The rise of relationship-based work
In their seminal 1995 research paper, The Need to Belong, Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary wrote, “much of what we do is done out of a sense of belonging.” They argued that the desire to belong is a fundamental human need and that a lack of belonging can lead to significant psychological distress. This sense of belonging— and the multitude of relationships that foster it—is increasingly becoming the…
Building a Resilient Business: Strategies to Thrive
In today’s fast-paced and often unpredictable business environment, resilience has become a crucial attribute for any organisation aiming for long-term success. A resilient business can adapt to changes, recover from setbacks, and continue to thrive, regardless of external pressures. Whether facing economic downturns, technological disruptions, or shifts in consumer behaviour, companies must…
Optimizing Your Sprint Planning Process in Scrum
Sprint planning is a crucial event in the scrum process workflow that sets the stage for an effective sprint. With careful planning and preparation, teams can conduct efficient and productive sprint planning sessions. Optimizing the sprint planning process is key to maximizing the output of each sprint. Here are some tips for optimizing your sprint planning process. Define a Clear Purpose …
Collaboration and the negating of the “Will I be…..?” moments
What do I mean when I say collaboration? In the modern world of today’s workplace, the playing of buzzword bingo is a game enjoyed by many to add humour when they attend meetings. The similarities between words, the play on words that are used and the continual need to create new combinations of words or definitions to describe a certain business theme or activity never ceases to amaze me. Is…
Best Games for Breaking Up the Workday
It’s controversial but scientifically proven: taking breaks boosts productivity. Who would have thought that one of the best ways to help increase efficiency (and even accuracy) while on the clock would revolve around a bit of downtime? But the facts hold up—workers who allow their brains to reset with a bit of relaxation can get even more done during the workday. There are dozens of…
How Real-Time Information Can Help To Drive Decision-Making
Real-time information is a powerful tool that enhances decision-making by providing immediate, relevant data. This timely access to accurate information allows organisations to respond quickly to changes, improve strategies, and achieve better outcomes. When integrated effectively, real-time data can transform decision-making from a reactive process to a proactive one, and here’s how. The Role…
Toward a More Rational and Less Ideological Approach to Testing
The Agile movement shifted the industry’s approach to testing software. Some of that shift was greatly needed. But some of it was deeply misguided, and has resulted in enormous dysfunction that is still present today. When we talk about testing, we are really talking about product validation, because testing is only one technique for validating that a product achieves its goals, or even works…
How you can implement agile when you work from home
Agile working methodologies are known to aid productivity in teams, improve efficiency and innovation. With an increase in remote working, it is still possible to use agile and replicate some of the processes to achieve similar results. Agile styles of working were originally designed for software development but due to their flexible, iterative approach, they are now commonly used in the…
