Posts by Kieran Mckeown

Listen to Vikram Jain, JCURV’s founder and Managing Director, discuss our recent State of Agile Culture 2023 report findings on Ian King Live.

The benefit of agility in organisations is ever-increasing, yet cultural issues are a leading impediment to its successful adoption. Our Third State of Agile Culture Report, in collaboration with Agile Business Consortium and Truthsayers, examines the impact of different leadership styles on agile culture, business agility, organisational resilience, and commercial performance. Some top insights include:

Many organisations are reinventing their change approaches and operating models so they can thrive in uncertain and volatile markets. In many cases, project management offices (PMOs) remain untouched, under-invested, and exempted from these necessary challenges. This significantly compromises performance.   However, organisations whose PMOs adopt agile principles and capabilities are outperforming their competitors and experiencing 2x…

“We have a mantra at Dr. Martens – you can do anything, but you can’t do everything”. Listen to Dr. Martens colleagues including Chief Technology & Information Officer Ronald Garricks and Chief Data Officer Nick Sawyer discuss the challenges they are currently facing within the retail industry and their roles. They explore how an agile…

The dynamics surrounding feedback giving are fascinating! It’s a high-stakes moment where the delivery is often as important as the message content getting it wrong can have devastating consequences for the individuals involved and their ongoing relationship. Research shows that people managers often fear the process (even when the feedback is positive). They tend to…

Celebrating 8 years of JCURV! Thanks to all of our team, clients and partners! A few of our highlights – in 60 seconds.

The last 8 months at JCURV, where I have embarked on a new chapter of my career, have been exhilarating and rewarding and I’d like the share a few of the reasons why. Something important to me when joining a company is whether or not I align to their values. While the vast majority of…

Agile World hosts Sabrina C E Bruce and Karl A L Smith meet with JCURV, Agile Business Consortium and Truthsayers to discuss some early insights from this year’s survey, delving deeper into leadership styles and their effects on agile culture.

Listen to Schroders Personal Wealth colleagues including Chief Technology Officer, Graham Bastin, discuss how an Agile approach can bring business and technology teams closer together to help solve the key challenges faced by the industry.