Risk
If you’re an IT executive, which is less risky? Investing a little bit in an effective agile adoption, something that’s been proven at other companies…
Tag: agile
Agile Architecture – Neither BDUF nor Chaos
I’m often asked how architecture works on agile software projects. It’s a big question, but the core answer, I think, is this: Neither a big,…
Free Agile Product Management Seminar – Nov 11, Denver
I’m hosting a free seminar on Tuesday, November 11 from 1:00-2:30 PM in the Denver Tech Center area. Please join me there and spread the…
How to Invest Less and Make More From Your Software Projects
As the saying goes, “Cash is king.” It doesn’t matter how good your P&L or balance sheet looks or how good the business case for…
The Most Useful Release Burn-up I’ve Seen Yet
I often advise teams against using a release burn-up (or burn-down) chart because I’ve seen too many managers try to use them as a stick…
Surviving Rewrites
It seems like fully half the projects I come across are rewrites in one form or another. It ought to be common knowledge by now…
The Power of Small Experiments
Change can be scary. Change at work is particularly threatening. After all, most of us spend more time working that doing any other single thing.…
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…
How Multitasking Guarantees Low Customer Satisfaction
Two Hours of Waiting, an Hour and a Half of Waste, and a Burrito One day last week, I took what was supposed to be…
Tech work is messed up…and we can fix it
Kathy Sierra tweeted: “The big Q: how much does the *perception* of working in tech need to change, and how much does the *reality* need…
One Word Can Change Your Daily Scrum
In my experience, the daily Scrum serves two purposes: for team members to make and follow up on commitments to one another, and for team…