About Hiisi

Product thinking where it’s hardest

Anyone can run empowered teams in a ten-person startup. We build product operating models inside defence primes, banks and safety-critical engineering — where governance is non-negotiable and ‘move fast and break things’ is a firing offence.

David Bishop
Founder
David Bishop

“Agile, whatever that is, should not be the goal — the goal has to be the consistent delivery of world-class software and systems.”

Educated at the University of Manchester, with over 20 years of change, transformation and delivery experience. David coaches organisations through the operating-model change that makes agile delivery stick in regulated, audited environments — and is available for private and public coaching and training.

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Connor Sheridan
Delivery Consultant
Connor Sheridan

An Oxford Brookes University graduate with an elite-sport background — two years competing internationally with the GB Rowing Team. Connor brings that discipline to business transformation, delivering a string of hands-on transformation engagements across complex organisations.

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Associates

Alongside the core team, we work with a trusted network of senior associates — specialists we bring in for the exact capability each engagement demands.

Scott Turton
Associate · Data & Insight
Scott Turton

An MSc in Business Information Systems from Manchester Metropolitan University, and over 25 years of operational, data and regulatory change and delivery experience. Scott shows organisations how to deliver data that tells a story — giving them the ability to drive decision-making rather than just produce numbers. He specialises in SMEs and is available for larger organisations.

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Darran Ling
Associate · Organisational Transformation
Darran Ling

An organisational transformation specialist and former Global Managing Director and Partner at several boutique advisory firms. Darran has worked inside and alongside major public and private sector organisations — from UK government to FTSE 100 and 250 and Fortune 500 companies. His work spans operating-model design, large-scale transformation and organisational behaviour, with a particular focus on the gap between what organisations say they value and what their systems actually reward.

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Selected clients
Ministry of Defence Leonardo Nordea Department for Work and Pensions Co-operative Bank Spire Healthcare Hanwha Phasor The University of Warwick The National Robotarium retailCURe Whitecap Proteus Org
Memberships & accreditations
A member of ADS
A member of ADS — the UK trade association for the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries.
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