Becci Watson

Becci is a Lean Consultant that specialises in leading transformations to an organisation’s operational way of working. Her specialty is Lean Kanban for professional services including functional departments like marketing, finance, procurement and administration. She also optimises Project Management Office (PMO) delivery and IT operations. Becci combines Lean practices she has found to be most effective for service delivery such …

I was delighted when Rowan Bunning, the leader of the most popular Scrum Meetup called Sydney Scrum User Group asked me to present at a meetup. I said I would be happy to, but because I normally charge thousands of dollars to host a Playing Lean Workshop (See details here) I wanted people to value my contribution also.  Meetups are …

While the dot com era has come and gone, there was a book that I believe continues to bring some timeless principles of Lean management into product and service development. It is The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, first published in 2011. These principles in the Lean Startup can be applied by new businesses that are just starting out, but …

With all the hype about Agile, one could be forgiven for thinking Lean was another flavour of the all-you-can-eat agile buffet. Yet, the Agile manifesto has little to do with Lean which started more than three decades earlier. Get the facts from the author that started it all, Dan Jones of the Lean Enterprise Academy and co-author of the books …

Do you want to recruit a great Scrum Master?  Or perhaps you want to clarify roles and responsibilities in agile delivery? Today I’m giving away a Scrum Master job description template for you to download. In a number of my roles I have either set up Scrum Teams from scratch or have recruited a Scrum Master as my replacement (or …

When trying to explain the Scrum roles to either managers outside the Scrum or the newly formed Scrum, here’s a little metaphor I developed early 2015 that might help. My Story of how Whatties and Howies came about… My goal as a Scrum Master is to find the fastest way I can get people to grasp any concept and run …

Becci is available for contract roles near the Sydney CBD, Australia. Services priced on a daily rate + GST billed via Pty Ltd with ABN and insurances like Professional Indemnity and/Public Liability included. Call Becci now to discuss your needs by Contacting Becci here. Transformation Leadership Roles Becci Offers Click on the sticky notes below for details on skills and …

In addition to agile Scrum delivery roles, Becci has been an Agile Coach to ASX listed enterprises like Melbourne IT & AMP.  During this time she has trained people from the CEO to receptionist on agility practices, recruited and set up Scrum Teams and established Program delivery structures. 6+ Years’ Experience Coaching New Product Development Coaching is not new to …

The biggest waste that product development faces today is not building things inefficiently, but building things very efficiently that nobody wants. Eric Ries, Author, The Lean Startup In 2011 Eric Ries released a book called The Lean Startup.  It taught us a more effective way of working using a product/service development process that meets customer needs and maximises a business’ …

Product Owner Certifications Becci holds dual certifications as a Scrum Product Owner. Product Owner Skills Becci brings the following skills in product development and management to the Product Owner role: Becci is Trained by International Author & Product Management Expert   Product Owner Experience Becci spent 18 months developing a Software as a Service (SaaS) 3-tier portal for both B2B …