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# Pragmatic Delivery

Efficient & Predictable Delivery

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- [𝗟𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲!!](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗟𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀-𝗮𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻-𝘁𝗵/) - We had a wobble but we didn't fall apart this timeThe difference?🔸The team now works better as an actual team, if one person has an off day, the others can pick up the slack.🔸 Last year we had few good players who stood out and carried the others, we relied on them and when their
- [Sprints.... here we go](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/sprints-here-we-go/) - 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 : 'agile' is crap, they told me things would be much faster if we 'did agile'.𝗠𝗲 : Common misconception that, agile will not always make you faster, but it will help you to🔸adapt to change🔸build something that actually does what your customers need.🔸continually improve your processes (may be speed gains here)𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 :
- [For every problem, there is an outcome and a root cause.](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/for-every-problem-there-is-an-outcome-and-a-root-cause/) - This sounds obvious but you would be surprised how many people fix the outcome only to see the problem reoccur later down the line. Always look for the root cause of your problem, there are some great tools available to help with doing this. My favourite is the 𝟱 𝘄𝗵𝘆'𝘀 Start off with the problems
- ['𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁' 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝗶𝘀-𝗻/) - If you're pushing yourself to the limit for an extended period of time then you will get a lot done......... until you can't get anything done.Burn out is not something to take lightly, when it happens you will struggle to get anything done at all. Enjoyment of your work will feel like something from your
- [𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗬𝗼𝘂-𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁-𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁-𝗳/) - Eventually your body will start to fail, you will slow down and eventually come to a dead stop,when this happens it will take you a while to get going again!Anyone that's met me will know (just from looking at me) that I have never run a marathon in my life. From what I'm told though,
- [Pragmatic Delivery are moving](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/pragmatic-delivery-are-moving/) - We are proud to announce that we have moved to the guildhall in York and that this will be our base of operations going forward. So if you are in the area and fancy a catch up, let us know. See you soon
- [Sizing work is hard](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/sizing-work-is-hard/) - Sizing work is hard, even harder if the quality of the requirements are variable.Your team need well written stories that don't dictate a technical solution, but rather outline the problem, acceptance criteria and any useful information.If you want to solve this issue then regardless of whether you are tracking velocity or cycle time, the solution
- [AI is not the silver bullet](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/ai-is-not-the-silver-bullet/) - AI is not the silver bullet that people tell you it is. It can manage some jobs really well, I love fathom for instance. I hate taking notes and it does that job better than I ever have BUT (there is always a but).If a job needs a little bit of intuition, a need to
- [I’m more Big Sam rather than Pep and that’s not a bad thing](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/im-more-big-sam-rather-than-pep-and-thats-not-a-bad-thing/) - Pep’s teams and tactics are amazing, but the clubs that he manages are all stable, and full of top class players, capable of turning his ideas into reality. But would his philosophy work as well at the bottom of the premiership, battling against the drop? Or would it be better to call big sam? It’s
- [𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗻𝗲𝘄-𝗱/) - Keep everything simple, then make small, simple changes (if you need to).If you cannot explain the plan, or the ways of working easily then something is not right.The easiest way to bring people along for the ride, and we do need to bring people with us is to make sure that they🔸Understand the why🔸Understand the
- [Pragmatic Delivery sponsor Rawcliffe Lakers 2024/25](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/pragmatic-delivery-sponsor-rawcliffe-lakers-2024-25/) - Happy to announce that Pragmatic Delivery Limited are sponsoring Rawcliffe Lakers training wear for the next season.Ian Wilkinson and Michael Goodwin have worked hard to create a team that we are all proud of, both on and off the pitch.Here is to the future, good results and more importantly good times.
- [3 ways to improve your estimate accuracy](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/3-ways-to-improve-your-estimate-accuracy/) - 'How longs this going to take', we are always going to get asked this. But don't panic. Your stakeholders won't usually want an instant answer, they will always want an accurate one though. And your team will want to be comfortable with any date provided. So how do you balance the needs of your stakeholders
- [How long will this take? a question as old as time itself](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/how-long-will-this-take-a-question-as-old-as-time-itself/) - Lets be honest, we all get asked this question, even 5 year old kids ask this on car journeys. So why on earth wouldn't a business owner, investing thousands of pounds in development ask the same? And why do we get so stressed when we are asked this? Because we know that the estimate has
- [PI Planning, when it's good.... it's really, really good but when it's bad..... oh boy](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/pi-planning-when-its-good-its-really-really-good-but-when-its-bad-oh-boy/) - And just to be clear, by PI planning, I also mean big room planning. increment planning or whatever your organisation calls it. Essentially, get everyone in the same room, virtual or otherwise to plan and collaborate. Happy? Let's get on with the post. On paper PI planning is a great idea. It’s a chance for
- [If you’re a Delivery Manager joining an organisation, do this. ](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/if-youre-a-delivery-manager-joining-an-organisation-do-this/) - Always know your path to live. The faster you can get a picture of your path to live, the better the odds of your delivery succeeding. As soon as possible draw out the path to live as a diagram, make sure you include Development stage The testing activities needed and how long they take The
- [Breaking news is rarely good news](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/breaking-news-is-rarely-good-news/) - If, like me, you receive BBC news notifications on your phone, you'll know that it rarely means good news. As a delivery person, you are often the notification to stakeholders. Nothing will annoy your stakeholders more than finding out that there are six weeks of development and testing left to complete...... a week before going
- [Make sure your good work gets noticed!](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/make-sure-your-good-work-gets-noticed/) - I've been trying to get in shape over the last few months, got myself a smart watch and everything. At first It was great, if I went running it noticed and recorded everything for me automatically, I was really happy to view progress and see how I was doing. Then I started going to the
- [Will switching framework solve your problems?](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/will-switching-framework-solve-your-problems/) - In most cases, the honest answer is no, switching will probably NOT fix your problems. In fact nine times out of ten the original problem will still be there and you will end up with many more issues for your team to struggle with as they adjust to the new ways of working. The most
- [A lack of planning on your part, may not mean an emergency for others](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/a-lack-of-planning-on-your-part-may-not-mean-an-emergency-for-others/) - Your sprints planned, the goals are set and progress is going well, then out of nowhere you receive a panicked message from another team who need you to drop everything and work on their priorities instead? Sometimes, this can't be helped but mostly, the problem can be linked to a lack of forward planning and
- [𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲/) - I grew up in 90's midlands close to a place called Leek, now Leek was famous for two things back then.• Most pubs per square mile (open to debate)• The longest running temp traffic light in EnglandObviously, I'm not going to talk about the most pubs per square mile in this post, I'm more interested
- [𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱……. (𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲)](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘁-𝗯𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝗳-𝘁/) - In a perfect world, we do our development, tests past the first time and the work shoots from environment to environment, going live same day and leaving us all looking like hero’sReality check, having been in delivery for 15 years, in many different companies, the only place that I have actually seen this happen is
- [Testers are friends NOT blockers](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/testers-are-friends-not-blockers/) - When you first start out as a delivery manager it's easy to focus on the happy path, development completes and testing is just a formality that new features breeze through (rarely the case). If you fall into this trap, when bugs or badly implemented features are uncovered, your stress levels will probably rise through the
- [C𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻…. 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/c𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻/) - It sounds great doesn't it, no more dependencies to manage, and complete control of everything you need to deliver within your team When this is possible AND done right, the impact can be huge, for instance ✅ No more relying on another team to complete and release config and small changes, complete these tasks as
- [Your ‘team’ AND ‘The business’ SHOULD be working together](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/your-team-and-the-business-should-be-working-together/) - I’ve seen too many posts over the years that seem to paint ‘the business’ as the enemy of ‘the team’ and this is wrong to me on so many levels, we should all be working together.. Now there are situations where working conditions can only be described as toxic and relations are sour. I’m glad
- [Automation, Jira and fish](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/automate-for-sure-but-dont-get-complacent/) - Automation is great, the more you automate, the less you need to do but don’t let it make you complacent.keep an eye on your automated processes or you will probably find problems building up in the background.Tenuous link but I keep marine fish and corals, which means a lot of water testing, so I automated
- [The curse of linkedin Advice](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/the-curse-of-linkedin-advice/) - I am aware of the irony, but linkedin advice should be taken with a massive pinch of salt. Linkedin posts are a great starting point, but they are just that, a starting point. Without the full picture, one person’s blinkered viewpoint (even mine) could cause more harm than good for your team, providing you with
- [Focus on the right thing at the right time!](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/focus-on-the-right-thing-at-the-right-time/) - Lets concentrate on the league (I bet a few of us said this after our teams lost in the FA cup over the weekend).I support Leeds, so I tend to say this most years, BUT there is a lot to be said about focusing on the most important goal for your team.This year it is
- [𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗻](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿/) - You see something shiny that's working somewhere else (Sporting) and think, we want some of that. Let's get in an expert, or even better, let's go big and recruit the one who made it work for them (Ruben Amorim).What could go wrong? Quite a lot by the looks of things at Man United.They seem to
- [T shaped teams …. Are they really t shaped](https://pragmaticdelivery.com/t-shaped-teams-are-they-really-t-shaped/) - I’m all for t-shaped team members, I’ve always tried to be one of them….. To a point. However, it can be taken too far. In one team I worked with, it was decided that testers and developers should all be known as ‘engineers’ and that people in both roles should be T-shaped. This created a

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