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    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.

    Agile antipatterns: Agile burn-down chart roundup post

    Do you want to see several different ways agile and scrum burn-down charts can lie?  If so, you are in the right place! This month I…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-29
    1 Comments

    Agile antipattern: Another burndown chart that lies!

    That burndown chart looks sweet doesn’t it?  The team finished the iteration on time.  What could possibly be wrong.  Well, a lot actually.  Notice that…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-28
    2 Comments

    Merry Christmas!

    This blog entry is being posted on Wednesday, December 23 at noon MST.  Why?  Because I don’t plan to be on my computer very much,…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-23
    3 Comments

    Agile antipattern: Changing the definition of done

    Ever see a burndown chart like the one to the left?  I’ve been on a big burndown chart kick lately and when I saw this…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-22
    4 Comments

    I’ll be speaking in January at the Phoenix Scrum User Group

    I’m honored to be the featured speaker at the January 28, 2010 meeting of the Phoenix Scrum User Group.  I’ll be making a presentation called “Doing…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-21
    6 Comments

    Agile pondering: How does a highly mobile agile team of 1 work?

    In my last post I gave you insight into how I do my work as an agile team of 1.  What I didn’t mention is…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-17
    8 Comments

    Agile pondering: How does agile work with a team of 1?

    See that picture off to the left?  That is me and my agile team!  It’s not a bad picture, but there appears to be something…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-16
    9 Comments

    The 7 Deadly Sins of Almost Being Agile presentation from Agile 2009

    This presentation was originally given at Agile 2009 in Chicago.  Richard Lawrence and I wanted to give teams a bit of hope if they weren’t…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-15
    2 Comments

    Agile antipattern: Burndown “wall”

    Does your team have an iteration burndown chart (giving credit only for completed stories) look like the one to the left? If so there are a…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-14
    9 Comments

    New to agile? Learn how to split stories

    In my last blog Agile antipattern: Taking on large stories I said I would give you some tips on how to split stories.  First though, it is…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-10
    5 Comments

    Agile antipattern: Taking on large stories

    Earlier this week I posted a blog entry “Agile antipattern: Burndown charts that hide the truth” which dealt with one way a burndown chart could…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-09
    5 Comments

    Agile question of the month contest for December 2009

    Want to win an Amazon gift certificate?  This month I am starting a new feature in the blog.  The feature is called “Agile question of…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-08
    11 Comments

    Agile antipattern: Burndown charts that hide the truth

    See that burndown chart over there to the left?  It looks beautiful doesn’t it?  It is an actual burndown chart with no made up data. …

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-07
    8 Comments

    Weekly PM Insights Newsletter

    Recently I’ve been asked to write an occasional article for the Weekly PM Insights newsletter.  This newsletter is published every Sunday night and so far has…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-03
    0 Comments

    New to agile? Remember the power of automation

    As this blog entry is published I am teaching an agile/scrum course to a client in Flanders, New Jersey.  You might want to ask “Bob,…

    Bob Hartman 2009-12-01
    6 Comments

    New to agile? Give thanks!

    Here in the United States we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 26.  If you are currently on an agile team you…

    Bob Hartman 2009-11-24
    2 Comments

    Agile antipattern: Doing Agile!

    I spent the past week in Orlando, Florida  at the Agile Development Practices conference and I heard a number of people say “We do agile…

    Bob Hartman 2009-11-18
    2 Comments

    New to agile? Remember to respect people

    One of the Lean Principles is “Respect People.”  I think it may be the most important lean principle.  When I teach a course and get…

    Bob Hartman 2009-11-17
    0 Comments

    Free Event! Agile Adoption: The Real Story

    On October 20, the Agile Cooperative will be hosting a free one-day seminar designed to give attendees a lot of information about what is really…

    Bob Hartman 2009-10-07
    1 Comments

    New to agile? Keep it very simple

    When dealing with an agile implementation, particularly in the case of a new agile team, we often make things too complex and difficult.  We tend…

    Bob Hartman 2009-10-06
    27 Comments
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