Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Plans and ambitions for 2026

    Plans and ambitions for 2026

    Obviously the big agenda item for 2026 is the new job. I start as the new Head of Products and Services for the National Data Library at GDS at the start of January. Returning to the Civil Service proper – itself a surprise – for the kind of high profile initiative that I maybe thought…

  • [IMHO] Okay OKRs and unproblematic prioritisation

    I have a complicated relationship with OKRs and that doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon. It is complicated primarily because I don’t have any issue with them in theory – I kind of like them in fact – it is just that I haven’t encountered many environments where the assumptions that OKRs make…

  • [IMHO] Agile Planning – Roadmaps and Releases

    Pretty much everything I do and say when it comes to product roadmaps was influenced/stolen from Jamie Arnold and this post/presentation is no different. If you want real insight into how to do these things well get him in to talk you through his ‘masterclass’. In the meantime you can enjoy this Aldi version. ===========================================…

  • [IMHO] Roles, responsibilities and relationships in digital delivery

    During my recent time at MHCLG I did a series of opinionated sessions on agile/digital ways of working I think of as the [IMHO] series. They were light on speakers notes and long on rants – but the slides were solid enough so I am sharing what I can here. ========================================== This is a team…

  • [IMHO] The Art of Effective Agile

    During my recent time at MHCLG I did a series of opinionated sessions on agile/digital ways of working I think of as the [IMHO] series. They were light on speakers note and long on rants – but the slides were solid enough so I am sharing what I can here. ========================================== THE ART OF EFFECTIVE…