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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Failing to plan is planning to fail!

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The Agile Manifesto boldly states, " We value ... Responding to change over Following a plan ". I can't reiterate often enoug...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Being a valuable Product Owner

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In the Product Owner training, we learn that the Product Owner is in charge of the Backlog, and therefore controls "What" is bein...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Done, Done-Done, Done Done-Done?

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The "Definition of Done" is a fundamental artifact in Scrum. It allows the team to decide when they can safely consider their wor...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Weeding out the backlog

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When companies transition to Scrum, or any other Agile methodology, they usually start with the problem of arranging all the identified ...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

What "Agile testing" is all about

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The job of the tester is to find defects. Better testers find more hidden defects. Developers get the specs wrong and don't work prop...
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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Reasons for not scaling Scrum

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Ever since Scrum has become a staple "best practice" in software development, people have asked this same question: " How ca...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Agile defect management strategy

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" We don't have any defects, so we don't need a defect management strategy ". If you are in that situation, you're ...
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True Collaboration over Daily Standups

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Daily Standups go a great length in synchronizing and building teams on a day-to-day basis. Often, they make the difference between a loose...
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Friday, April 10, 2015

Continuous Flow over Sprint Planning

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The biggest gripe agilists have with "traditional Waterfall" projects is "Big Upfront Design", or, in short: BUFD. Many...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Continuous Deployment over Sprint Reviews

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Waterfall required a big leap of faith (and often, a suicide leap) for business stakeholders: Open your wallet, wait a couple years and pra...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Continuous Improvement over Retrospectives

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The Retrospective is Scrum's most powerful tool for sustaining and improving productivity. After each sprint, the team gathers the most...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Taking Initiative over dedicated Scrum Masters

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The second value of the Post-Scrum Manifesto states " Taking Initiative over dedicated Scrum Masters ". To understand what this...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Becoming great at answering the wrong questions

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" The right answer depends on the question " This proverb has long guided me and I always strive to ask better questions. This...