Story tasks lacking systems thinking give a false indication of progress
Ron Jeffries recently wrote about his issue with story tasks – “We imagine a...
1 replies - 2445 views - 03/21/13 by Steve Smith in Articles
I open the standup with no expectations of where it will go. We walk the board starting on the right. I read out the name of stories in turn and those who’ve...
0 replies - 1604 views - 03/20/13 by Tom Howlett in Articles
Back When We Compiled to Machine Code and Links Took 45 Minutes...Back in the day, I ran a small spreadsheet company, Athena Design
that took on the big...
0 replies - 3105 views - 03/20/13 by David Pollak in Articles
All good plans come in 3 phases:
Although I won’t be collecting any underpants, I’ll be following this basic template (with a couple of tweaks here...
0 replies - 3743 views - 03/20/13 by James Betteley in Articles
In Organizing an Agile Program, Part 1, Introduction,
I suggested you think about the communication paths of your programs.
Instead of hierarchies, I...
0 replies - 2741 views - 03/20/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles
This comic/infographic reminds us of some good examples of the 'agile' responses to certain situations vs. the lazy or 'fragile' response. Be honest,...
1 replies - 4621 views - 03/19/13 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles
One of the constant questions I get goes something like, “Should we create a separate agile group, team, department, product team, or plan our agile...
0 replies - 1905 views - 03/18/13 by Jim Highsmith in Articles
Some folks are using agile to invent. They are trying to figure out the right products to build for markets that don’t even know what they want. They are...
0 replies - 2416 views - 03/18/13 by Mike Cottmeyer in Articles
I attended and spoke at Agile India 2012 in Banglore, India. It was a wonderful experience - the conference was excellent, and my first trip to India was...
0 replies - 1782 views - 03/18/13 by Dave Rooney in Articles
Jim has 15 years experience Jo has 2, they are pair programming but neither are very happy. Jim is frustrated with having to explain himself, he...
0 replies - 3253 views - 03/16/13 by Tom Howlett in Articles
Jonathan Rasmusson - 10 things you can do to better lead your agile team from NDCOslo on Vimeo.
Agile leadership is different. Agile teams don’t like to be...
0 replies - 7430 views - 03/15/13 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles
I don’t know about you, but every time I read the word “nonfunctional”, I feel a yawn coming on, and I start to look for something else to do. While...
1 replies - 3598 views - 03/15/13 by Roman Pichler in Articles
Many managers ask me, “How can I motivate my team?”
I’ve certainly seen many efforts to motivate teams. Contests, prizes, pep talks, badges,...
1 replies - 2491 views - 03/15/13 by Esther Derby in Articles
I normally write about a new agile project management technique only after I’ve used it for a couple of years and found it successful in a couple of...
0 replies - 2338 views - 03/14/13 by Mike Cohn in Articles
I've written about Conway's Law before (Return to Conway’s Law (2006) and a Focus Group I ran at EuroPLoP “What do we think of Conway’s Law Now?”)...
2 replies - 5512 views - 03/14/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles
