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Monday, June 13, 2022

Collaboration Patterns we know from science

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Team structures - should be a straightforward enough topic, although in many organizations it isn't. Here are six phenomena you may rem...
Thursday, June 9, 2022

Using metrics properly

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Getting metrics right is pretty difficult - many try, and usually mess up. The problem? Metrics require a context, and they also create a co...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Why we need clearly defined goals

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 A common issue I observe in many organizations - there's no visible goal beyond, "Get this work done," and people don't e...
Friday, May 27, 2022

Why test coverage targets backfire

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  Most organizations adopt a "Percent-Test-Coverage" metric as part of their Definition of Done. Very often, it's set by manag...
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Sunday, May 15, 2022

Dice Estimation

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Although I am a proponent of "#noestimates," that is - the concept that estimation is often the consequence of unsound mental mode...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Ten things eerily close to Scrum that you may misunderstand

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 There are some ideas around Scrum that sound a whole lot like they're based on the Scrum Guide - when, indeed, they aren't. Even wo...
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Friday, April 8, 2022

Why test coverage tagets backfire

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Most organizations adopt a "Percent-Test-Coverage" metric as part of their Definition of Done. Very often, it's set by mana...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Bugfixing team - good or bad idea?

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In many organizations struggling with quality, a gut reaction is setting up a "bug fixing team," which has only one purpose: Clean...
Friday, March 11, 2022

Test Automation Specialists - what a waste!

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"Test Automation Engineers require someone who will write the test cases for them, and they can start automating right after the softwa...
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Decision-making in an agile organization

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A challenging question in Agile organizations is: "Which decisions should be made where?" - we quickly end up in a heated debate o...
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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Time to discard the "T-Shaping" model!

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 A common concept in the "Agile" community is that of T-Shaping. Regardless in which form or fashion it is promoted, the narrative...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The different definitions of Agility

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One reason why getting different people on board in an agile initiative is because they may not understand what's in it - for them. We c...
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

The importance of Retrospectives

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"Can't we just skip the Retrospectives when we don't have the time?" While I am myself not a big fan of the Retropective e...
Friday, February 4, 2022

SAFe Values - no real value!

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Transparency, Built-in Quality, Alignment. Program Execution. These are the four "SAFe Core Values." But - are they actually, ...