Team Performance

Once upon a time, I decided to join a digital signage startup. Back then, Nave was a software development agency and our purpose was to help startups drive their development effo...

It’s been a busy year for us here at Nave, so it's time to let our hair down, have some fun & celebrate the end of a successful year. But, none of it would have been possibl...

It’s that time of the year once again. As we celebrate the close of one year and look towards the beginning of a new one, we’re all inclined to make a little bit of a recap. I...

It’s astonishing to see in practice how a simple pull strategy can improve the predictability of your delivery system so significantly, even after just a couple of months. The ...

Managing blockers effectively is the first step towards revealing the obstacles that cause delays and hinder your delivery speed. One of the practices that drive continuous improv...

“What is the industry standard of good flow efficiency?”, great question! Rather than just giving you an answer straight away, first, we need to spend some time going through...

What is the ultimate goal behind implementing WIP limits? Usually, teams only start thinking about introducing this practice the moment they realize that their work has become un...

Getting started with Monte Carlo simulations as an alternative approach to making delivery forecasts can be challenging, especially if you’ve been stuck estimating your work usi...

There is a simple way to eliminate the stress in your workplace and create a new narrative around how you manage your work. Recently, I’ve been thinking about the easy pitfall...

There are certainly business cases where predictability doesn’t actually matter. If you are working upon release dates that take place twice per year and you always meet these d...

What is flow and, most importantly, why does it actually matter? Enabling flow and keeping your attention on the main flow metrics will not only enable you to deliver results in a...

Limiting work in progress is a commonly-used activity practiced by countless Agile teams. And it is the most effective tool you could possibly use to create a strong, clear focus ...

  Probabilistic forecasting is an approach that helps teams produce dependable delivery predictions based on their past performance data. A lot of teams, however, still question w...

Today, I’d like to show you how to set and manage reliable delivery commitments that you can actually meet! Welcome to the last chapter of the Sustainable Predictability series...

Welcome to Chapter 2 of the Sustainable Predictability series, where we will talk about what it really looks like to adopt a stable delivery system that enables you to consistentl...

  In this 4-part series, we’re going to take a sneak peek into the realm of achieving sustainable predictability. The first and foremost step to take towards reaching that goal ...

When it comes to making delivery commitments, mapping story points to hours to estimate your work is a terrible piece of advice. In fact, there is a very simple exercise that can ...

Continuous improvement is something we managers are always aiming for. But did you know that the most powerful ways to bring about change are sometimes also the smallest? Let’s ...