Rob Smith
User experience of agile project: I have never known a project to develop at such a rate."
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Managing Director
Joint founder in July 2002. Formerly Vice President of Engineering for Sila Technology Limited (a Reuters' company) and Project Delivery Director for Synamic Limited. Rob has over 20 years experience in IT and continues to provide strategic management consultancy to IndigoBlue customers.
My Most Recent Posts
Realising the Value from Agile
31 JAN 2012 | Posted in agile governance, agile project management, agile value, business value, incremental delivery | Author Rob SmithIndigoBlue has a long held view that incremental delivery, and the supporting incremental strategy, is core to the success of Agile management. This tenet is the basis for our governance framework and our approach to managing Agile at scale. Last week I was presented with an illustration of this in the shape of one of our customers that has recently piloted the use of Agile in their office in the States.
The Rise and Rise of the Cloud
23 JAN 2012 | Posted in business strategy, cloud computing | Author Rob Smith |
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Back in June 2011 I presented on Future Technology Trends at the Iris NFP conference and one of the major themes was the emergence of cloud, which I predicted would shape the future for many organisations. Since that date I have been astonished at the speed at which cloud technologies have bridged the chasm from early adopters to mainstream.
After the promise in the government’s IT strategy of using the skills and adaptability of SMEs to support the move to Agile, I am particularly dismayed to find that the initial focus for this type engagement will be through the Consultancy One framework.
Reading Alex’s recent post regarding the Olympics’ website brought to mind a similar situation faced by the Guardian in 2008, and a simple but effective lesson learned.
After spending 10 years explaining to organisations that Agile is not simply about engineering techniques and iterations I was delighted to meet with a customer earlier this week who talked of the success he’d had in using incremental delivery to manage strategy and demand within his business unit.
IndigoBlue Supports Socitm APP
11 OCT 2011 | Posted in agile programme management, Government | Author Rob SmithFollowing the recommendations of the Institute for Government’s System Error report, the Cabinet Office stipulated in its ICT Strategy for Government that all government bodies implement a minimum of one project during 2011/12 using an Agile methodology.
DSDM Interview with Rob Smith on winning Agile Consultancy of the Year
Posted in agile project managementDSDM interviewed IndigoBlue MD Rob Smith to get his reaction on winning Agile Consultancy of the Year 2011/12.
DSDM interview with Rob Smith [1:37]:
The day after the night before: one award; one man down (Commercial Director reporting an allergic reaction to alcohol). The 2011 Agile Awards were a resounding success last night and huge credit and thanks has to go to Julie Voice for her excellent organisation. The ceremony, in keeping with Agile, has grown up this year and provided a perfect showcase for the Agile community.
Interview with Rob Smith on the Impact of the IfG report
Posted in Agile Business Conference 2011, agile project management, Government, IfGRob Smith, IndigoBlue MD on the impact of the IfG report - Delivering Agile in Governement.
Recorded for a preview for the Agile Business Conference 2011 [4:27]:
Implementing Basic Governance
14 JUL 2011 | Posted in ADAPT, agile governance, agile project management, lean, planning, project velocity | Author Rob Smith | 2 Comments
Last week I wrote a small blog post again pointing out the need for governance of Agile projects. In response Joseph Motha commented that my post would be more interesting if I explained how governance could be achieved. So here goes...
MY RECENT VIDEOS
DSDM interviewed IndigoBlue MD Rob Smith to get his reaction on winning Agile Consultancy of the Year 2011/12.
DSDM interview with Rob Smith [1:37]:
MY RECENT BLOG POSTS
IndigoBlue has a long held view that incremental delivery, and the supporting incremental strategy, is core to the success of Agile management. This tenet is the basis for our governance framework and our approach to managing Agile at scale. Last week I was presented with an illustration of this in the shape of one of our customers that has recently piloted the use of Agile in their office in the States.