Agile antipattern: Sizing or estimating bug fixes
Is the bug to the left a large bug or a small bug? It looks HUGE to me! Well, in reality it is probably between…
Author: Bob Hartman
Known as Agile Bob, brings over 35 years of experience and broad industry knowledge cultivated by serving in almost every role in the software industry including developer, tester, documentation writer, trainer, product manager, project manager, business analyst, senior software engineer, development manager and executive. Over the past 20+ years Bob has grown from being an early adopter of Agile to his current status as a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST) and Certified Enterprise Coach℠ (CEC) and an expert in training, coaching and mentoring across all areas of Agile development. Bob is a popular speaker, having spoken at numerous major conferences, seminars, workshops and user group meetings where his engaging style, holistic view of development and personal anecdotes are always well received by attendees. See his upcoming courses by clicking on Upcoming Courses under Agile For All in the menu at the top of your screen.
New to agile? Remember a user story is more than a card!
What’s wrong with the user story on the card? It seems to have everything we need: a) short title, b) a size (in this case…
What style of agile training works best?
Have you ever been in a class or training session which is so boring you felt like you might fall asleep? Or maybe you are…
If you had been me at the Orlando Scrum Gathering…
you would have had an absolutely indescribably fantastic time! And that’s just for starters. To be honest, the phrase “that was so much fun it…
My Orlando Scrum Gathering Presentation
I’m making my Orlando Scrum Gathering presentation “Doing Scrum Isn’t the Same as LIVING Scrum” available as a PDF. You don’t have to fill out…
Orlando Scrum Gathering – I’m going to be a doctor soon!
In about 5 minutes I’m going to play the role of being a “doctor” at the Scrum Clinic which is part of the Orlando Scrum…
New to agile? Watch an Intro to Scrum video in about 8 minutes
My friend, Arif Gangji, and I created this video to help his customers understand why his company uses Scrum as their software development framework. I…
Finally back online and going full speed ahead
Have you ever had a computer meltdown? OK, so myIT infrastructure meltdown wasn’t as total as the picture to the left, but it still was…
The ScrumMaster Diaries: #3 – Becoming a CSM
Dear Diary, I completed day 1 of my 2-day Certified ScrumMaster course today and I’m feeling a little bit overwhelmed. I didn’t have any idea…
The ScrumMaster Diaries: #2 – Making the Case to Become a CSM
Dear Diary, Tomorrow I am going in to speak to Henry about becoming a Certified Scrum Master. I’ve done more reading about it and it…
Agile Book Review: Succeeding with Agile by Mike Cohn
I’m going to give you the punch line first: this is definitely the best agile book on the market today! If that is all you…
New to agile? Lean principles can help!
Ever see a trash can look like that? I know I have – plenty of times. I have 3 kids so I sometimes even see…
The ScrumMaster Diaries: Chapter 1 – We stink
Dear Diary, This is Nick. I’ve never been much of a writer before, but I made myself a New Year resolution to try to keep…
Agile, scrum, lean and kanban blogs to watch in 2010
I’m going to be spending a lot of time in 2010 writing blog entries. Remember, I’ve committed to trying to write 4 blog entries per…
Agile pondering: Why use an agile approach?
The theme of the blog this month is “Getting a Fresh Start.” In order to get a fresh start it is important to know WHY…
Agile question of the month contest for January 2010
Time for another chance to win a $25 Amazon gift certificate. This month’s theme is “Getting a Fresh Start” so the question is going to…
The ScrumMaster Diaries: Introduction to the series
Back on September 23, 2009, I posted a blog entry titled “New to agile? What does the ScrumMaster do anyway?” The response was amazing. It…
Great agile, scrum, lean and kanban online resources from December 2009
This will be a monthly feature during 2010 and beyond. I’m going to give you some blog posts, articles and popular items from right here…
2010 will be exciting for Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality
The new year starts tonight. I’m extremely excited because I have HUGE plans for this blog during 2010. I don’t know if I can live…
Recapping 2009 at Agile For All
Was 2009 a good year or a bad year for you? I have to admit it was a good year for Agile For All. We…