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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Guess why nothing gets done?

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There are great lessons to be learned from monitoring systems that directly translate to people.  Take a look at this example graph: When a ...
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Monday, April 12, 2021

Stop measuring Sprint Predictability

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In strongly plan-driven organizations, we often see  a fascination with Sprint Predictability. So - what is it, and why would I advise again...
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Sunday, April 4, 2021

A few things you have to understand about systems

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The difference between a system and a compound is that while a compound is defined by the sum of its component, a system is defined by the p...
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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Improving Code Reviews

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A "code review" activity is part of many organizations' development process - and oftentimes, it sucks. It frustrates people, ...
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Saturday, March 27, 2021

Tests without code knowledge are waste

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I start with an outrageous claim: " Software tests made without knowledge of the code are waste. " Now, let me back that claim up...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The only constant is change

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A classic response towards change failures  in traditional organizations , most notably, Software Release failures, is " Then make chan...
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Monday, March 15, 2021

Why WSJF is Nonsense

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There's a common backlog prioritization technique, suggested as standard practice in SAFe, but also used elsewhere, " WSJF ", ...
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Monday, February 15, 2021

The problem with maturity assessments

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There are a lot of "Agile Maturity Assessments" out there, and these tend to be good ideas when dealing with teams that need a kin...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

The importance of testablility

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In the article on Black Box Testing , we took a look at the testing nightmare caused by a product that was not designed for testing. This le...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The problem of Black Box Tests

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One of the most fundamental enablers of agile ways of working is the ability to swiftly and reliably detect problems in your product - that ...
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Friday, January 1, 2021

Low-Code, No-Code, Full-Code - The Testing Challenge

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In the Enterprise world, there's a huge market for so-called "Low Code" and "No Code" Solutions...
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Culture Conversion

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Many times, I hear that "SAFe doesn't work" both from Agile Coaches and companies who've tried it, and the reasons behind ...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Test Cocooning

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 "How do you deal with Legacy code that lacks test coverage?" - even miniscule small changes are hazardous, and often, a necessary...