Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Presentations post-Covid?

    Presentations post-Covid?

    Since I gave a version of one of my talks via MS Team a couple of weeks ago I’ve been thinking about how that classic, narrative lecture, slide heavy presentation will work in a world where large physical group gatherings become rare and are replaced by more and more online events. Partly spurred because nobody…

  • Missing my May escapes..

    This day last year I was on my way to Toronto for #jukesiesjaunt. I spent almost a month visiting Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria, Vancouver, Oakland and San Francisco. On this day in 2018 I was on my way to Vancouver for one of my favourite ever trips. I spent three weeks visiting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland.…

  • Ok. Ok. What’s next?

    Ok. Ok. What’s next?

    I’ve been reading a lot of speculative pieces about what things are going to be like in a post-COVID world from my sickbed. Some things seem pretty clear: There will be a major economic downturn of some shape and size Our relationships with offices will change My life as a city dweller – and the…

  • It takes two

    It takes two

    Over the years I have developed this slightly – I suspect – off kilter idea of the split of responsibilities between Product and Delivery Managers. Product people are responsible for decisions. That is it really.  Delivery folks are responsible for making sure the team has everything it needs to act on those decisions Product Priorities.…

  • Let it go

    Let it go

    One of the things that I didn’t mention in my previous post about prioritisation is that to succeed at it you have to get comfortable with the art of saying no and ‘letting go’….because just because you/your team/your department holds the line and focuses on the priorities doesn’t mean someone won’t find a way to…