An Empiricists Optimisms

PMO Turning Governance into Value 03: The Politics of Credibility, Why Your PMO Needs Small Wins First

You don't earn influence with frameworks. You earn it with favours.

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

PMO Turning Governance into Value 02: Build the Framework, Not the Cage

How to Govern Without Killing Initiative

Jul 25 • 

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PMO Turning Governance into Value 01: Your PMO Is Not a Reporting Function. It’s a Value Engine.

If your PMO is only tracking delivery dates, you don’t have a PMO. You’ve got a spreadsheet nanny.

Jul 21 • 

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4 Agile Metrics That Are Better Than Velocity to Measure Business Value

(And one bonus metric I’m secretly obsessed with)

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

Why Hiring More Developers Is One of the Worst Things You Can Do for Team Performance

You don't fix a delivery problem by throwing bodies at it. You just create a more expensive mess.

Jun 26 • 

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Why Leading with Positivity Isn’t Delusional — It’s Essential

The Stoic Case for Positive Leadership.

Jun 24 • 

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Is Scrum Dying? Or Are We Just Doing It Wrong?

Scrum used to be king. Now people don’t even want it on their CV.

Jun 21 • 

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Stop Wasting Your 1:1s

They’re culture-shaping power tools — if you use them right.

Jun 20 • 

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5 Essential Skills Every Scrum Master Needs

Master These 5 Skills or Risk Becoming Just Another Meeting Scheduler

Jun 19 • 

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Impact Realisation: No Impact, No Value

Real change shows up in results. Everything else is just noise

Jun 18 • 

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Why Your OKRs Suck — And How to Fix Them

Do less, better...and actually get stuff done.

Jun 12 • 

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October 2023

Why you need to stop all your 1h long meetings

Have a positive psychological impact, save time and get more work done!

Oct 27, 2023 • 

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