Contents tagged with agile
Business Card "B" Side Agile Quotes
I've been working on some prototypes for the flipside of my business cards - here's a sampling using quotes pulled from my collection that I mocked-up in Visio and converted into PNGs. Feel free to … more
Understanding Misalignments in Software Development Projects
Misaligning the work we do with how we do it:
When introducing Scrum to your managers and colleagues, you may find yourself in the position of having to convince or "sell" them on the merits of a … more
Scrum Project Safety Checklists
Earlier today I came across a TED talk by Dr. Atul Gawande, "How do we heal medicine?" via Mark Graban's Twitter feed (@MarkGraban). Mark consults to hospitals and healthcare providers on how to … more
There's A Lot of Room for Agile to Grow in 2012
Impatience asks for the impossible, wants to reach the goal without the means of getting there. - Hegel
InfoQ (a clearinghouse blog of current 'good ideas' in agile and software … more
Misaligning Incentives with Performance Outcomes
Last August I wrote a post that discussed Why Financial Incentives Don't Work to motivate or incentivize employees toward better performance or behaviours that managers desire. This was in … more
The Red Bead Experiment
In my recent posts I've been exploring the tensions and misalignments that occur when we confuse the way we work with the work we are doing. This is demonstrated when we try to apply a fixed, … more
Misaligning How You Work with the Work You Do: Why Waterfall and Agile Don't Mix Redux
A recent blog posting about Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2012 suggests that for the coming year, teams will be blending agile software development practices with waterfall to create a … more
How I Deliver Agile Consulting
Over the weekend I read Tobias Mayer's incredibly candid and inspirational blog post on how he delivers his agile guidance as a consultant, entitled Lemon Sorbet (a must-read if you're in the market … more
Get Trained, not Certified. There is a Difference.
Get professional training.
That's what new teams and organizations are told is a "best practice" when embarking on an agile transformation. It's good advice, because though it seems common … more
The Cost of Waterfall Contracts
While reading over Mitch Lacey's excellent new book, The Scrum Field Guide last night, I came across an image in the chapter about traditional vs. agile contracts that I think rather hilariously … more
