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Category Archives: agile
Velocity
“When will it be done?”… that, or a variation thereof, must be the question I hear most from customers. No customer really wants to know “How complex is it?” or “How much technical debt did you incur?”…even if they ask … Continue reading
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Defect handling in an Agile approach
Software, as any complex product, will have defects. Plain and simple, no point in denying the facts. That said, the question is how can we handle them. First and foremost we should obviously strive to have as few as possible … Continue reading
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The Prince-iples of Agile
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about traditional project management methods. In part to understand why/where they fell short for software and what their use might be. Some elements in the agile community seem to feel very strongly that all … Continue reading
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Retroflection – Why are you reporting to the Scrum Master in your stand-up?
Retroflection is a project started nearly 2 years ago by Yves Hanoulle. The idea is to (frequently) tweet something to think about, related to agile software development. Today’s tweet: “question 658 Why are you reporting to the Scrum Master in your … Continue reading
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Lean Kanban 2011 impressions
I attended the Lean Kanban 2011 conference earlier this week and aside from the great sessions, a couple of things really struck me. So rather than giving a content replica of sessions I attended, this is all about observations and … Continue reading
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Starban
I have always been fascinated by Starbucks and how they operate their stores. On a macro level they are very similar to McDonalds, Dunkin’ Donuts and others of that breed, in the sense that their main focus is real estate. … Continue reading
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Retroflection
I’ve been following retroflection for a while now and I promised myself time and again that I would take some time out to write up an answer. But first of all, let me say thanks to Yves for doing this. … Continue reading
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Scrum mastering
I was browsing some job opportunities and came across a company that was looking for a scrum master (seems like either the position got filled in the mean time, or they took the offer offline). The offer looked pretty normal … Continue reading
Embracing failure
The most burning question a business generally has for engineers is “when will it be finished”. They are looking for a specific date and often a specific plan for how you’ll get there. They would most likely be overjoyed if … Continue reading
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don’t take it personal…
In the scrum world there are various roles. There are team members, a scrum master, a product owner and stakeholders. Each of these have their own specific aspect to deal with and all serve a distinct purpose. Obviously, it’s pretty … Continue reading
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