Never have a PMP on an agile team
Now that I have your attention, let me be VERY clear I don’t believe the title of this post. However, many people do believe it, and…
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New to Agile? Beware of the elephant in the room!
Like many other agile consultants I am often asked how agile adoptions could fail. This question has a myriad of answers. A search on Google…
Being agile is to releasing products, like fishing is to catching fish
I recently read this blog post from Chris Sterling and while funny, it made me wonder about the similarities between fishing and agile development. Since…
Agile antipattern: But the development lead said it would take way less time than that
I’d be rich if I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard this, or something very similar to it, in the past 30 years! Alright,…
Agile Antipattern: Everything is priority 1
I was just working on some Powerpoint slides for our Agile Product Management Boot Camp coming up on March 9 and 10 and I realized I should…
New to agile? Remember to eliminate waste
When I teach any agile course I start out with the principles of lean that Mary and Tom Poppendieck have written about in their books. …
New to agile? Remember one thing: Just enough, just in time
If you lived through the past few decades you have undoubtedly heard the time “Just in Time” (JIT) as applied to manufacturing. This is the…
When in Doubt Ask “How Will I Know I’ve Done That?”
Tired of not knowing exactly what to create or test? Get in the habit of asking the magic question “How will I know I’ve done…
Holistic vs. Dogmatic Agile Definition – Results Matter!
I originally wrote about this topic in our September email newsletter. In that article I was trying to explain the difference between two specific types…
Agile Leadership is Overrated – Isn’t It?
This is the topic of my next Mile Hi PMI Chapter Workshop to be presented on April 11, 2009. I do workshops on agile topics…
Real World Agile Testing with Fit and FitNesse
Another short blog entry. This time it is to announce that we’ll be hosting Rob Myers teaching a great agile testing course using Fit and…
Be Agile to Become More Agile!
I often get the question “How do we get better at agile?” I imagine a lot of agile consultants get this particular question because the answer is…
Panel Discussion on Transitioning to Agile
Just a quick post this week. I just received a link to the panel discussion I was part of at the Agile Development Practices conference…
Making Agile a Reality
Recently I started seeing information on the Agile2009 conference. Imagine my surprise when they picked the tagline “Making Agile a Reality!” That’s been the tagline…
Christmas came early this year!
I had my hip surgery done on December 9. It turned out not to be possible to do a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, so a total…
Agile hip surgery?
I’m always looking for uses of agile in areas outside of software development. This one is from my personal life. I have struggled for the…
Agile Architecture and Agile Testing – New Courses on the horizon
Exciting news! Some associates of mine are currently completing work on some new courses Agile For All will be able to offer. The two courses…
Agile for Business Analysts
This past week I was fortunate enough to be a speaker at the Agile Development Practices show in Orlando, Florida. I had a great time while…
Testing to find defects is waste
Have you ever heard someone say that testing to find defects is waste? I’ve heard it and I’ve said it when teaching courses. But people…
Agile teams and Microsoft Outlook – churn, baby, churn!
Many agile organizations use Microsoft Outlook as their email client of choice. I have to admit that I do as well (full disclosure – I…