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Rich Allen

@richallen.info

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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 userneedsmapping.com and fastflowflywheel.com

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Thomas Much @thmuch.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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 🙏

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 20/06/2025

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

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 17/06/2025

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

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 03/06/2025

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

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 26/05/2025

Proper Pork Crackling washed down with a Chucklehead Cider...enjoying the weird and wonderful delights of Christchurch Food Festival! #ChristchurchFoodFest #Funinthesun

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 23/05/2025

Looking forward to kicking off the bank holiday weekend with a cheeky BBQ at the beach hut...happy days 😎 🍔 🍤 #screenfree #familytime #thesimplethings

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 16/05/2025

There are definitely worse ways to round off the week...just getting my Tom Cruise flex pose ready...💪 #beachvolleyball #happyfriday #gettingthegunsout #lovesouthbourne

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Rich Allen @richallen.info · 14/05/2025

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

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Kenny (Baas) Schwegler @kenny.weave-it.org · 27/02/2025

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. 2/5

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Aleix Morgadas @aleixmorgadas.dev · 22/02/2025

Added the #methods section to #AwesomeEngineeringStrategy Starting with userneedsmapping.com from @richallen.info 🙌 github.com/aleixmorgada...

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Added User Needs Mapping method by aleixmorgadas · Pull Request #21 · aleixmorgadas/awesome-engineering-strategy

@richieallen, I have added your recently published https://userneedsmapping.com/. Please, let me know if the description looks great 👍

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George Buckingham @gbuckingham89.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

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!

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Tom Quay 🚶‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚌 @tomquay.co.uk · 15/01/2025

Great opportunity to work with some very smart and lovely people

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