Chris Addams

I help business owners, boards and CTOs see the patterns that matter

And we fix them together.

The Challenge

Often organisations have slow delivery, unhappy teams, or products that aren't working the way they should. The diagnosis stays fuzzy because it's rarely just tools, or process, or people. It's all three. And the hardest part is usually figuring out which one to address first.

Experience That Counts

I've seen this picture many times. At Amazon, launching Prime Video in Europe with 45 teams and 500 engineers across 3 continents. The playbook didn't exist. There was no scaled agile framework, no "Spotify model", so we created it.

At DAZN, 9 organisations delivering a brand new platform globally in 9 months, now live in over 200 countries.

At TalkTalk, we replaced a stagnant delivery process mid-flight, giving a 4000% productivity improvement, from 2 releases per month to 84. These are wins for people, not just metrics.

Startups I've supported

I Specialise in Three Patterns

1

Chaos to Cadence

When process has strangled momentum and teams stop trusting delivery.

2

Ambition to Reality

When you're launching something that cannot fail, or scaling something buckling under success.

3

Cost to Growth Engine

When technology shifts from expense to asset.

Beyond Work

Former racing driver. Seven cats. Yep, seven.

The Approach

There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach, but there are patterns. I arrive with questions that help you see what's already there. Together we build systems. We design for autonomy, not dependency. We go beyond fixing problems, and fix organisations.

I work best at inflection points. When growth has outpaced structure. When a CTO is strong technically but drowning organisationally. When the cost of getting it wrong is measured in millions.

Want to work together?

If you're at an inflection point and need clarity on what to fix first, let's connect.