++ Twitter Poster added! Check it out at the bottom of the post ++ Glimpses of the future were offered this year at Museum Next in Amsterdam, but it feels largely like business as usual in the arts and culture sector. To steal from Jim’s opening remark at lunch on day two, with a world
MuseumNext 2013 condensed: In Amsterdam, museums continue
May 16th, 2013Switching to Scrum – Part Two
April 18th, 2013Following on from our Switching to Scrum blog post part one… 5. Terminology: am I a burndown sprint chicken? The terminology for Scrum IS confusing, no question. Staff might be concerned about getting it wrong or might muddle on through without really grasping it. Have a session or two with *everyone* to cover all the terms involved
Culture Geek 2013 condensed: Bright ideas at the Barbican
March 19th, 2013MuseumNext’s little sister was back with a bang this year, with speakers from arts and culture organisations in America, Holland, Scotland and England. The focus on marketing and audience engagement saw topics range from advertising strategies for the 166 year old Smithsonian Institute, through to a year-long campaign for the world’s largest arts festival (it
Making the switch to Scrum – Part One
March 7th, 2013Rugby, bad. Delivering on-time, good. It seems a lot of organisations are switching to agile production; the BBC, the Government and last year, Thought Den. It’s not a quick undoing years of sedimented project management technique. You can read about agile and the Scrum methodology on many websites, but here is what we have learned since