Decisions, not code, are the bottleneck.
I help software delivery teams deliver again.
Decision Debt
The Real Bottleneck in Software Delivery
Most software teams are broken in predictable ways. The standup that's become a status report to a manager. The backlog with four hundred unrefined tickets. The product owner who can't decide without escalating. The retro running the same five complaints for nine months. Decision Debt is a field guide to fixing it — built around the observation that decisions, not code, are the constraint on software delivery, and that AI has made it impossible to keep ignoring.
Pick up a chapter, apply it on Monday, see results by Friday. That's the promise.
Ebook and print, wherever you like to buy.
How I work
Three ways in, depending on where you're stuck.
Decision Debt Diagnostic
When you need to answer "why is delivery slow" with evidence, not opinion.
Two-week review of your team's delivery system — standups, board, planning, retros, where decisions get stuck. You get a written diagnosis with the three highest-leverage changes for your team, prioritised by cost and impact. Fixed price, no surprises.
Two weeks · written deliverable
EnquireDecision Flow Engagement
When you know what's wrong and need it fixed without adding headcount.
I work inside your team for three months to implement the changes, run the ceremonies the right way, and rebuild the decision flow. Outcome-priced, not staff augmentation. Includes the diagnostic embedded in the first two weeks.
Three months · milestone-billed
EnquireAdvisory Retainer
When you've got a delivery lead and need someone to pressure-test the harder calls.
Monthly strategic advisory session plus async decision support for teams that already have a delivery lead but want senior sparring on the harder calls. Outcome-framed, not hour-billed.
Ongoing · quarterly minimum
EnquireI also speak at conferences and on podcasts — see upcoming talks.
About
I've watched the same patterns break software teams for years — first as a customer of tech teams, then as a delivery manager working inside them. The standup that turns into a status meeting. The backlog that grows faster than anyone can refine it. The sprint commitment that means nothing because scope changes mid-week. The retro that surfaces the same problems quarter after quarter. These aren't process problems — they're decision problems.
I've worked with mid-market and enterprise teams across finance, logistics, healthcare, and SaaS. Different industries, different tech stacks, same underlying dysfunction: decisions getting stuck at the wrong level, in the wrong format, at the wrong time.
The book is the long-form version of what I do with clients. It's the patterns I've seen, the diagnostic questions I ask, and the interventions that actually move the needle — written for delivery leads, engineering managers, and product owners who want to ship more and meet less.
Based in Melbourne. Work with teams globally.
Ready to talk?
Send me a paragraph on what's stuck. I'll reply with the first three things I'd look at.