Agile
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Inspection without adaptation is pointless in Scrum
People are naturally Agile. Our personal lives require us to demonstrate our ability to adapt more than our professional environments…
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Customers, Internal Delivery, and Trust
Your customers can’t take your product more often than once or twice a year. Because the product doesn’t need to leave…
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Throwing mud at a wall
Throwing mud at a wall is a metaphor I use again and again. As a description of what I do and…
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Summary
Is it possible to balance the product innovation and feedback we need, with the commitment our management wants? Maybe. I…
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Part 3: Low Innovation Products
What if you don’t need to experiment to reduce risks? You may have technical risks in terms of getting it “all”…
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Collaboration and roles, learning from Rugby union
I keep on hearing team mates say things like “it’s not my job to test, I am a <insert_role>” or…
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What Are the Pros and Cons of Extreme Programming (XP)?
Extreme programming (XP) is an agile methodology, considered one of the most effective in software development. It operates with a…
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Part 2: Moderate Innovation Products
What if you can plan for a few weeks or even a month-plus at a time? You don’t need the…
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Part 1: High Innovation Products
Many of my clients are trying to use short feedback loops in agile approaches. That desire bumps up against their management’s desires…
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