When Best Practices Fall Short

You’ve tried the frameworks. SAFe, Spotify, Agile-at-scale: they all promise results, and some even help… to a point.

But your organization isn’t generic. It has unique constraints, cultures, and trade-offs. Off-the-shelf models weren’t designed for that.

That’s where I come in.

I don’t bring a fixed methodology, I bring a way of working that’s grounded in your reality. I work directly with your teams to uncover what’s holding them back, and together we evolve the structures, workflows, and decisions needed to restore flow and effectiveness.

Clients typically bring me in when there is friction between business and tech. We focus on what matters: improving throughput, shortening lead times, aligning on value, and reducing unnecessary complexity.

Not theory. Not templates. Just practical, context-aware progress.

Are you frustrated by these problems?

Effort Not Converting Into Outcomes

Delivery teams are fully engaged, yet critical initiatives take too long to reach production. Strategic momentum suffers.

Operational Drag Slowing You Down

Excessive coordination, unclear accountabilities, and rework are consuming capacity that should be spent on innovation.

Product Investment Not Translating Into Value

You’re shipping features, but they’re not moving the needle. Feedback cycles are too slow to guide meaningful iteration.

The Risk of Losing Key Talent

Top engineers are frustrated. They want to contribute, but structural blockers and unclear impact are pushing them away.

Scaling Introduces More Friction, Not Less

As the organization grows, delivery velocity declines. Communication overhead and structural complexity are compounding.

Your Organization Is Reactive, Not Strategic

Urgent issues dominate attention. There’s little time or space to build sustainable differentiators or anticipate what’s next.

I help organizations untangle these patterns and start building with clarity, purpose, and flow.

A bridge between business and tech

I’m a technologist who speaks business language. I work shoulder-to-shoulder with your teams to discover the friction that’s holding you back, and help you evolve the structures, practices, and interactions that enable real progress.

No jargon. No playbooks-for-hire.

Just tailored, pragmatic guidance that fits your context.

The outcome?

  • Teams that move with clarity and purpose

  • Strategy that’s actionable, not just aspirational

  • Less friction, more flow

  • And a workplace where your best people want to stay

What leaders say

He didn’t just give us answers, but guided the team to think deeper and uncover the right solutions together. This helped everyone feel more involved and confident in the direction we were taking.

Giorgos Ampavis, CTPO, LHV Bank

Whether you have little exposure or consider yourself an advanced expert in Team Topologies, I highly recommend Rich’s work. It’s an investment with immediate returns.

Rodrigo Viana Rocha, Head of Engineering, Syngenta Digital

Rich really helped us get on the fast track with our newly found engineering teams. Having a structured approach with valuable insights allowed us to shape stream-aligned team structures

Niklas Henrich, CTO, Code Intelligence

Let’s talk

If you’re ready to stop spinning and start making meaningful progress, let’s have a conversation.

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