Agile Project Management

“Speedboat Projects” – Business Jargon from the Office

June 6, 2014At BBC, Rapid Prototyping, Work, Office, Business & Corporate JargonAgile Project Management, Lean Project Management, Speedboat ProjectMatt Shearer

A great phrase being used around the office: “We need to support more Speedboat Projects – enable small teams to shoot off ahead with an idea…”

Launching a new BBC News Agile Delivery Process

April 20, 2013At BBC, BBC News, BBC Online, Product Management, Project ManagementAgile Portfolio, Agile Project Management, BBC News, Lean Project ManagementMatt Shearer

In the past few weeks, we (the BBC News Project Managers and I) have rolled out a new Portfolio Delivery process, based around the phases in the BBC’s “Product Lifecycle”. This figure shows how we are now managing EPIC-level features through the product development process. What does this mean? What is the benefit? This means that we … Continue reading Launching a new BBC News Agile Delivery Process →

Launching the BBC Agile Project Management Training Programme

April 5, 2012Achievements, At BBC, Project ManagementAgile Portfolio, Agile Project Management, Programme Management, Programme Manager, TrainingMatt Shearer

I am very pleased to be launching the new Agile Project Management Training Programme for the BBC. I’ve been working for the past few months with the BBC Academy, and the other lead project managers from The BBC to put together this training programme for our 100+ Agile Project Managers at the BBC. It is … Continue reading Launching the BBC Agile Project Management Training Programme →