Orlando Scrum Gathering and CSD
The program is off to a great start and seems to be generating the right kind of focus. If the CSD Program… more
Entries for the ‘Agile/Scrum’ Category
Do People Pay More Attention When They Are Being Assessed?
By the time people are more concerned about the exam or assessment they have stopped thinking critically and are just cramming more factoids in their heads. As adults we typically have more than enough information crammed in our heads. The question becomes “Can we make better use of what we already know or have experienced?”
Kanban Vs Scrum
Kanban for software development is a newer kid on the block, at least in the US. Besides being just another word like Scrum that is not commonly understood in the English language, how does it stack up? Both Kanban and Scrum align with the well with the value system described in the Agile Manifesto. And they make an interesting pair.
Does self organizing team imply self assembly?
The demand is applied such that we get feedback. That feedback has a sensitivity that can be adjusted or tuned like a dial. The dial for agile/scrum teams is easily seen in the form of a story (Chunk of Work) level and can go up to the thickness of a project/product. If the demand goes unfulfilled…
Two Things: Hard Times University and Scrum Book
Building two ideas that are near to my heart. Hard Times University and Scrum Topics
Difficulties Encountered With Large Agile Adoption
There are an increased number of posts about agile adoption not working out for some folks in larger companies. As the numbers of scrum / agile implemenations sky roket so too will the number of stories where agile is not succeeding.
Ottawa Scrum User Group
New Scrum User Group I will be helping the Ottawa Scrum User Group kick off its first Scrum User Group meeting. User groups are something that are intreguging to me because they bring up issues of sustainable community structures. I will be curious to see what kinds of internal structure unfold , how they [...]
Scrum User Groups And Other Scary Stuff
It is my experience that these groups are driven by people who are not use to some necessary deliberate (self included) structure.
…. structures help groups sustain their existence.
Four Pillars of Software Development
The purpose of this post is to consider Four Pillars of Software Development and Simpley Rules Project Management is mainly about “managing the work” or stimulating the environment so the work gets done with minimal telling people how / what to do. Source Control if it’s only one file then, I don’t need it of [...]
