COLAB INSIGHTS

Welcome to our CoLab Insights - a space for sharing ideas that matter.

Here you’ll find thought-provoking articles, practical tools and downloadables designed to help leaders and teams perform at their best.

We’d love to hear your perspectives too.

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Relative Sizing: Estimating Without the Pain

Remember those "guess how many lollies in the jar" fundraisers? Despite best efforts, everyone's guess was wildly wrong. But if you asked people to compare two jars and say which has more? They'd nail it every time.

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Back to Basics with Scrum Events

Scrum is one of the best-known agile frameworks. Almost every team has heard of it and many will say they’re “doing Scrum.” But are they really?

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Story Mapping: Making Work Visible

Ever found yourself lost in the detail?

You’re about to start a new piece of work. Leaders want forecasts, the team wants clarity, and stakeholders want confidence. Instead, everyone’s staring at a flat backlog, drowning in tasks with no real sense of why.

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Toni Wilson Toni Wilson

Two Years of CoLab Book Club

Two years ago, I started the CoLab Book Club. It was a tricky time in Wellington and I was keen to find a way to support positive, group connections. I wanted to create a regular moment where people could easily come together, learn and share ideas.

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Ceedee Doyle Ceedee Doyle

LeSS in Lean Times

In a world defined by change, adaptability is our greatest asset. This case study shares the story of a financial services company that weathered the storm with grace, resilience, and innovation.

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The Future of Agile Coaching

Originally published on LinkedIn, the objective of this white paper is to test our hypothesis - “Agile coaches need a greater focus on personal agility and dynamic teaming to successfully scale agile beyond IT and across our business”.

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Ceedee Doyle Ceedee Doyle

Skills Secret Santa

Here’s a super successful sweet idea for you to try and you don’t need to wait till Christmas.

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