@richallen.info
I help fast growing tech companies cultivate happier more effective teams. Team Topologies Valued Practitioner. Father of 3 living by the beach in Southbourne, Dorset. Creator/curator of https://userneedsmapping.com and https://fastflowflywheel.com
Most relevant IT books 2025, IMHO:
📕 "Architecture for Flow" by @suksr.bsky.social
📗 "User Needs Mapping" by @richallen.info
📘 "Frictionless" by @nicolefv.bsky.social and Abi Noda
📙 "Code Health Guardian" by Artie Shevchenko
Thank you for sharing your experience 🙏
Forget your internal capability heatmaps, this weekend’s all about mapping shaded beer gardens, ice cream vans, and the nearest source of SPF 50.
#heatwave #userneeds #strategicplanning
Yay moment: scoring three direct hits in the 'Sten Do' archery assault head-to-head
Not-so-yay moment: realising your wife was on the receiving end of two out of three of said hits 😬
#bullseye #archerywoes #doghouse
I seem to have hit on a bit of a winner with this board game. My 13-year-old keeps asking to play it...might be to do with the fact she keeps beating me. Anything that's not a screen has got to be a win!
Anyone got suggestions for other board games teens will engage with?
#sequence #screenfreefun
Proper Pork Crackling washed down with a Chucklehead Cider...enjoying the weird and wonderful delights of Christchurch Food Festival!
#ChristchurchFoodFest #Funinthesun
Looking forward to kicking off the bank holiday weekend with a cheeky BBQ at the beach hut...happy days 😎 🍔 🍤
#screenfree #familytime #thesimplethings
There are definitely worse ways to round off the week...just getting my Tom Cruise flex pose ready...💪
#beachvolleyball #happyfriday #gettingthegunsout #lovesouthbourne
Question: Are you ever 'too old' for paintballing? My inner child says no but my bruises say hell yes!
Answers in the comments...
#stagdo #bruises #seemedlikeagoodideaatthetime
Architects, you need a tool to give teams that crucial context. Enter: User Needs Mapping coined by @richallen.info!). It's built on @swardley.bsky.social Wardley Mapping's value chain, spiced up with @teamtopologies.com goodness.
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Added the #methods section to #AwesomeEngineeringStrategy
Starting with userneedsmapping.com from @richallen.info 🙌
github.com/aleixmorgada...
I'm on the lookout for a senior #PHP / #Laravel developer to join the team at Yammayap. It's an office based position in sunny #Bournemouth / #Poole. Full details available here: www.yammayap.com/jobs/ - or message me if you fancy a chat!
Great opportunity to work with some very smart and lovely people
Hey 👋, could I be added to that list Luke?