Discussions on Agile theory and Agile approaches
Originally published as a guest post on http://techotics.com/agile-environment/. Some have called co-location common sense among Agile practitioners, I state that it should be common sense that the requirement is not actually very Agile. What is more agile; picking a particular city… Read More ›
Exciting times this month for Agile users who can’t travel too far off locations. Tomorrow (September 12th 2018) we have the PMI agility conference, an online event going all day. On the 20th of September, we have a webinar called… Read More ›
I make the mistake sometimes, when someone asks me what they think about their particular industry and how can they adopt Agile, of thinking of different Agile frameworks and trying to find one that fits for them. This is probably… Read More ›
I had considered the Professional Scrum Master exam for a while before finally taking it. When I did finally decide to go for it, it was 3 days of studying and then a test. My job at the time opened… Read More ›
It’s almost time. Anyone else excited to attend the Organizational Agility Conference 2018? 1 week from today on September 12th, PMI will host an online event dedicated to creating Agile organizations. For those that want to learn the benefits of… Read More ›
There are a lot of beliefs out there about telecommute/remote working environments that are just plain false. People seem to have the belief that if I cannot see you, we cannot possibly collaborate together efficiently. You want to talk to… Read More ›
Being able to strike a good balance in the backlog between fixing bugs and adding features is a good skill to have. Once you go Agile In my last post we didn’t have much time to explore other issues type… Read More ›
That often depends on who you ask. Some will say it is the Scrum Master. Some will insist it is the Product Owner. Some people will insist there isn’t one – technically, by name only, there isn’t one. But I… Read More ›
*The following is written by guest blogger Salarco Since 2012, I’ve been working for an international organization that promotes leadership through different kinds of cross-cultural exchanges for young people between 18 and 30 years old. Our goal is to… Read More ›
One of the reasons user stories are used over a traditional requirements list is that they can become part of a persona for the users of the end product of the project. It helps the project manager, developers, and other… Read More ›
*The following is written by guest blogger Salarco Why do companies fail? It isn’t because they have bad strategies or took bad choices in the past, the issue is never the lack of ideas or people that are not smart… Read More ›
“The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.” – Agile Manifesto; Beck, K. et al (2001). Face-to-face communication is typically described as communication without using some sort of technology to… Read More ›
