Agile Project Leadership Network in Denver
I’m getting ready to leave for Boston and the SD Best Practices conference so this blog entry is short and not really about agile in…
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 and various bodies of knowledge (PMBOK and BABOK)
In case you aren’t aware, there are at least two international organizations which have created impressive bodies of knowledge. The International Institute of Business Analysis…
Why Unit Test-Driven Development is Important
People have written a ridiculous amount about the advantages of test-driven development. I won’t even bother linking to articles about it, just Google it and…
Are Agile Lifecycle Management tools worth it?
There are many well known agile pundits, practitioners and trainers that very specifically believe teams do not need to use any sort of tool to…
Bob-ism #1 – the good developer
Have you ever considered how requirements can be routinely misinterpreted by developers? I’ve spent considerable time analyzing this phenomenon. It is obvious to even casual…
Are you agile – the Nokia test
I’ve been helping lots of clients start new agile initiatives recently. This has led to me seeing up close and personal some consistent startup issues…
Agile thoughts at 37,000 feet
I don’t mind travel except for the part where you aren’t home! I especially hate traveling through Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Yet here I am at…
Fishing in Montana is agile!
I know you think the title of this post is absolutely crazy, but maybe not. Read on if you are interested in a bit of…
What do you want next?
The software industry today is plagued by long release cycles for important products. That is one of the many reasons why companies are going to…
Changing the perception of “manager”
In agile it is often counterproductive to use the title of “manager” for any role. Manager tends to imply command and control which is just…
A new blog is born!
Welcome to the “Making Agile a Reality™” blog! I’m hoping to use this blog at least weekly to accomplish several things: Capture my thoughts about…