Agile 2010 Keynote by Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas talked about a lot stuff so I pulled out the bits that resonated with me and bear emphasis.Read More
Biggest bang for the buck! Strategies to organize & prioritize your backlog
Here are the slides and reference links for the session Gino Marckx and I are giving at Agile 2010 in AugustRead More
Kanban is a Gateway Drug
For years I have preferred Scrum as a starting place rather than XP since it is easier to adopt. One of the patterns of Fearless Change is to take small steps. Scrum is a much smaller step than XP. That’s old news. Lot’s of folks like to start with XP, that’s OK by me.Read More
I am presenting at Agile 2010
I am really excited to have two sessions accepted at Agile 2010 in Orlando. As I am a big fan of pairing to get high quality, I am happy to say these are both pair-designed and will be be pair-led with other great coaches. Read More
Rapid reliable releases
I recently attended a ThoughtWorks QTB – Rapid, Reliable Releases (AKA It’s not making money until its in production) by Rolf Russell and Andy Duncan. It was a solid presentation around the importance of managing environments effectively.Read More
Learn to coach and observe through play
At DeepAgile in Boston, I played Yellow Brick Road: Fresh InsightsThrough Peer Coaching. The game was led by it’s inventor – Portia Tung who did a great job even with a very large group. If you haven’t played this, I suggest you make the time. Read More
Scrum or Kanban? YES!
Alternate Title: A model for understanding Scrum and Kanban
(Cool diagram below – skip down if you are in a rush 😉 Or check out the 3 minute video explaining why Scrum and Kanban are complementary.
No Interruptions in Scrum is an Anti-pattern
Alternate title: Most Scrum teams need a Kanban board
I am a big fan of Scrum, however, the notion that there are no interruptions during a sprint is simply not realistic in many environments – especially teams adopting Scrum.Read More
Lean Influencer’s Mantra
Siraj Sirajuddin shared a deeply insightful reflection on the nature of Agile/Lean coaching. Lot’s of insights for me. Read More
Kanban for Video Game Production
Clinton Keith gave an insightful session around designing and configuration a Kanban system for leveled video game production. Read More
Aligning and Balancing your Backlog
This is a review of Luke Hohmann’s excellent blog series on Product Backlog Prioritization. As usual, I have captured what I believe to be the salient points in a visual note. Â The main points are to:Read More
Customer Team Helps Product Owners Survive
Part of my standard training for Product Owners is to help them understand how they relate to everyone else in an Agile/Scrum world. Hence the drawing below.Read More
