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Why You Need to Stop Chasing Certainty (And 5 Ways to Improve Delivery Predictability)

Written by Hannah Vincent A skilled writer and content creator with 15 years’ experience producing technical and editorial content featured everywhere from national media to specialist publications. At Automation Consultants (AC), Hannah works closely with tech leaders, consultants and software...

11 June 2026

Five Signs of Agile Adoption Failure and The Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore

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Five Signs of Agile Adoption Failure and The Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore

You’ve got the ceremonies. You’ve got the Jira boards. But something still feels… off. Delivery is slow. Teams are overwhelmed. Leadership support is more slogan than substance. If you’re wondering whether your Agile transformation is truly delivering value – or...

1 July 2025

Strengthening Agile Practices and Optimising Jira for an Innovative FinTech Scale-Up

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Strengthening Agile Practices and Optimising Jira for an Innovative FinTech Scale-Up

Summary Challenge: The client had no standardised Agile approach, with multiple methodologies across teams, information silos, poor cross-team collaboration, scaling difficulties, dependency management challenges, and a Jira setup that wasn’t fit for purpose. Solution: We conducted an Agile Maturity Assessment,...

19 May 2025

Jira Align vs Jira Plans: Which Scaled Agile Tool is Right For You?

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Jira Align vs Jira Plans: Which Scaled Agile Tool is Right For You?

At some stage in your Scaled Agile journey, you may want to improve visibility and collaboration across your organisation with additional tooling. Many people we speak to automatically think of Atlassian’s Jira Align. After all, it’s designed to unlock enterprise...

23 January 2025

What is an Agile Maturity Assessment And When do You Need One?

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What is an Agile Maturity Assessment And When do You Need One?

When teams first start out on their Agile journey, they often have a number of goals in mind. You may have similar ones: To improve product quality. For your people to operate more collaboratively. To benefit from embedded continuous development...

18 October 2024

Kanban vs Scrum: Comparing Agile Frameworks in Jira

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Kanban vs Scrum: Comparing Agile Frameworks in Jira

We could talk about the benefits of Agile all day (or certainly a large portion of it). Increasingly, teams are exploring and, ultimately, adopting Agile practices, enhancing their adaptability, innovation and collaboration. Now, to embed Agile successfully, it’s important to...

27 August 2024

3 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Scrum Masters

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3 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Scrum Masters

The role of a Scrum Master is often misunderstood. So, today, we’re going to debunk three common scrum masters’ myths and misconceptions and explore how you can support and enable your Scrum Masters to truly add value to your Agile...

28 March 2024

Agile Coaching: What Is It and Why Do You Need It to Build A Solid Agile Team?

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Agile Coaching: What Is It and Why Do You Need It to Build A Solid Agile Team?

Agile coaching is when someone—usually an external individual—supports your team or organisation in addressing the challenges that prevent them from being fully Agile. Research has shown that 90% of companies fail at organisation-wide Agile transformations, so it’s no wonder the...

19 March 2024

Agile at Scale: Comparing 7 Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)

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Agile at Scale: Comparing 7 Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)

The Agile Manifesto, when originally published, did not envisage working at scale, across multiple teams. Instead, Agile project management focused on improving the work of single developers. Imagine teams small enough to gather in a single room and look at...

17 August 2023

Agile at Scale: Agile Scaling Frameworks and Their Implementation

2022 Agile at Scale Atlassian Atlassian Products Consultancy Jira Jira Align News And Blogs Products Trending Posts

Agile at Scale: Agile Scaling Frameworks and Their Implementation

Welcome to the first of our series on Agile at Scale. If you’re a large organisation looking to achieve enterprise-level agility, you’re come to the right place. In this post, we’re going to: Guide you through the core principles of...

21 November 2022

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