Ruka and the robot apocalypse

The robot apocalypse is a wave of automation that's changing work for ever. Once-safe jobs are being automated out of existence, new jobs are being created and changing careers is becoming the norm not the exception. 

Here at Boost, Ruka Yamakami is taking on the robots coming for her job. 

Find out how embracing Agile has helped her beat back the bots, and what you can do to survive the robot apocalypse.

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Agile training to beat the bots

According to Pew Research, the most valuable skills in the age of automation will be things like emotional intelligence, curiosity, creativity, adaptability, resilience and critical thinking.

Because Agile is based on the idea that humans are creative, social, problem-solving beings, these are all skills you acquire and develop if you work in an Agile way. They are also skills that help you easily move from role to role as the job marketplace evolves.

Our Agile Professional Foundation will help you build an Agile mindset that exercises these skills every day.

The two-day ICAgile-certified course is interactive and entertaining and sets you up to make a bigger impact in your day-to-day work.

It’s also in demand and unfortunately the February course is full. The next available APF runs on 20–21 April.

Top resources of 2019

We’ve dug into our analytics to find out what our most popular resources were in 2019.

1. Discovery workshop kick-off kit

With over 2000 downloads in 2019, the Kit is our no. 1 resource. Set your project on the road to success with a workshop that maps out how to build a product your customers will love.

• Full Kick-off kit PDF
• Summary

2. Product owner guide

If you’re a Scrum Product Owner or Product Manager, this guide has everything you need to know to maximise the value you deliver your customers, and the impact you have at work.

• Full Product owner guide PDF
• Summary

3. User story examples

Start writing user stories that deliver value Sprint after Sprint. By looking at examples of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, you’ll learn what works, what doesn’t and why.

• User story examples PDF
• User story blog series

4. Acceptance criteria checklist

Writing good acceptance criteria for your user stories helps you build the right product, and build the product right. The secret? INVEST in the 7Cs. This checklist shows you how.

• Acceptance criteria checklist PDF
• Introduction to Acceptance Criteria

5. Managing risk guide

Our CEO Nathan Donaldson shows how to manage risk using Agile project management tools. And his Risk management checklist lets you rate and improve your current approach.

• Risk management checklist PDF
• Managing risk guide

Opening up the Archives war art collection

It’s now easier to explore the National Collection of War Art online. At the end of last year we helped Archives move the collection into the new Archives website.

As well as improving accessibility, this let us add better search and filter options along with zoom and pan functionality to give you a close-up view of the artworks.

Excitingly, Archives’ digitisation work also means you can now check out previously unseen works from the collection.