Have you been on a software project where each release gets harder and harder? Many projects fall into the tar pit of the Design Dead Core.
Why do nearly all software projects fail to balance short term choices with long term consequences?Read More
In my last post, I looked at how Agile Culture is about Collaboration and Cultivation.Read More
What is Agile Culture? In an earlier post, I talked about Schneider’s model for understanding culture – How to make your culture work. (Hint: this post will make more sense if you read the earlier post.)Read More
A critical predictor of success I have seen in Agile transitions is how people define reality.Read More
About a year ago I gave this presentation at Agile Tour Toronto 2009 – Agile Executive Briefing – Situational Assessment and 50,000ft view of Agile. DZone finally posted it. Read More
This post is about how I run a value stream mapping workshop as part of an Agile/Lean readiness assessment or as part of ongoing process improvements. Read More
This post shows the A3 technique and how it is an effective management tool.
The contents of this post are my summary of THE BOOK on this subject: Managing to Learn: Using the A3 Management Process to solve problems, gain agreement, mentor and lead – by John Shook. Available via Lean Enterprise Institute and Ocapt (in Canada).
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Cross-training charts (also skill training charts) are a standard part of the Lean toolkit. They are used to identify limited skill sets that can lead to bottlenecks and work stoppage. See manufacturing example.Read More
Alternate Title: Organize and prioritize your personal projects.
I keep my life sane use David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) together with the Pomodoro Technique. GTD is great for managing the little stuff (like email) and Pomodoro is great for managing and prioritizing projects.Read More
Lyssa Adkins ran a very practical session at DeepAgile that shared several tools for team formation or for tuning up existing teams. She often uses these right at the project start since team members may know very little about one another – even if they have been working together for years. Here is a run-through of three of the exercises.
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Sadly, I did not do as good a job capturing the the LSSC10 keynote sessions as I would have liked, but maybe I captured something you missed…Read More
