I love speaking about how happy, cross functional, well supported teams can deliver great software, and how you can build and support them. My most recent talks were about the topics below; if you don’t see something below that looks interesting then I’m very happy to discuss something more bespoke.
Contact me if you are interested in me speaking at your event or if you’ve seen me speak and want to chat about what you heard.
Return of the Rockstars
A keynote presentation about why, as an industry, we’ve started to value the rockstar or 10x developer persona again, and what that means for the future. I also give advice on how to ensure that teams, not individuals, thrive and why that’s critical for high performance.
You Built It, Now Support It
A case study on how we’ve evolved our production support processes at Bloom & Wild, full of useful hints and tips.
How We Rescued A Mammoth Integration Project at Bloom & Wild
A case study into a huge integration project that was going off the rails, and what we did in order to bring it back on track.
My Team In High Performing But Everyone Hates Us
A story about a team who we high performing yet isolated and why that’s limits the life of any team. This presentation is full of useful tips on building teams that thrive within organisations.
Squads Assemble, Keeping Engagement High When teams Go Remote First
A case study into how to take a team fully remote, what the pros and cons are, and why maintaining team engagement is key. I explain the changes that I’ve found to be successful and introduce the ‘squad assemble’ concept for team bonding.
Why Is Everything So Slow?
A case study presentation about maintaining engineering team productivity and culture within a rapidly scaling company. This presentation is full of useful advice and pitfalls to avoid.
Incrementally Improving Performance
The way we do performance reviews is broken. The usual yearly cycle doesn’t work and it just ends up de-motivating everyone involved. But it doesn’t have to be like this. Learn how my team improved how we review performance, while continuing to fit within our company’s traditional processes.
Testing – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
A presentation about an area that is frequently misunderstood in the software industry. I talk about what good testing looks like and how to build teams with empowered, effective testers.
Check This – Test Automation, A Development Managers View
A presentation about how using test automation can help build a shared quality culture within agile teams, and how that helps productivity and engagement.