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About Source Agility

The Story Behind the Mission

Source Agility wasn't born in a boardroom. It emerged from the trenches of delivery – from watching brilliant people trapped in broken systems, from seeing organisations with world-changing missions stumble over their own complexity, and from a deep belief that there's a better way to work.

Founded by Niall McShane, who brought a coach's mindset from the sports field to the business world, Source Agility started with a simple observation: the best performances come when people are energised, not exhausted; when they're clear on the game plan, not confused; when they feel part of something meaningful, not just marking time.

We've evolved from pure Agile practice through accountable delivery systems and now into the age of AI. But here's what hasn't changed: our conviction that extraordinary performance happens when people, purpose, and practice align.

Our Vision

  • Fororganisations with urgent missions and ambitious goals
  • Whoneed their delivery systems to keep pace with their ambitions – without burning out their people
  • Source Agilityis an agile delivery consultancy
  • Thatre-energises both delivery systems and the people within them – creating workplaces where performance and humanity reinforce each other
  • Unliketraditional consultancies that optimise for productivity metrics, or tech vendors who push tools without implementation support
  • Our approachmeets you where you are – whether building momentum from scratch, refreshing tired systems, or rescuing stuck deliveries – and transforms how your people experience work while they deliver what matters.

Our Mission

To re-energise delivery systems and the people within them.

We work with organisations racing against time to capture opportunity, solve critical problems, and deliver on promises that matter. Our approach creates the conditions for exceptional delivery:

  • Clarity that cuts through complexity
  • Accountability that creates ownership, not blame
  • Visibility that turns guesswork into insight
  • Energy that sustains pace without burning people out

We don't optimise systems at the expense of souls. We build delivery engines where high performance and humanity reinforce each other.

Our Values (The Non-Negotiables)

1. No Passengers, No Bystanders

Everyone owns the outcome. We create environments where contribution is expected, recognised, and rewarded.

2. Performance AND People

High performance doesn't require human sacrifice. Caring for people doesn't mean lowering standards. We refuse to choose.

3. Make the Work Visible

When everyone can see how work flows and where value gets created, everyone can play better.

4. Energy is Everything

A re-energised team with a decent process beats an exhausted team with a perfect one, every time.

5. Challenge the Ordinary

"Good enough" isn't. We partner with clients who refuse to accept that delivery has to be painful or work has to be soul-crushing.

The AI Parallel

The challenges of AI adoption are delivery challenges in disguise. Just as Agile promised transformation but often delivered theatre, AI promises revolution but risks delivering expensive experiments.

The disciplines that make Agile work – human-centered design, iterative learning, systematic accountability – are exactly what organisations need to capture AI's value.

We're delivery experts who recognise that AI is the next frontier of the same challenge: how do you harness powerful new capabilities without losing sight of why you exist?

An Invitation, Not a Pitch

  • If you're ready to stop accepting "that's just how things are"...
  • If you believe your delivery system should energise rather than exhaust...
  • If you're tired of choosing between performance and people...

Then we should talk.

We work with leaders and teams who share our refusal to settle and our conviction that exceptional workplaces aren't fantasy – they're a choice.

We don't do ordinary. Neither should you.

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