Let’s Save that Discussion for the Sixteenth Minute Many teams struggle with keeping the daily scrum short. Some teams even exceed the standard fifteen-minute time box on a routine basis. I was teaching a Certified Scrum Master course a couple of weeks…
Handling Requirements from Architects Outside the Team An organization's Wise Architects often provide requirements to a team in the form of non-functional requirements.
Scrum and Project Governance Unfortunately, in many companies, we see an inconsistency between project governance and project management.
The Rules vs. The Generally Accepted Practices of Scrum Does a team have to work with user stories to do Scrum? Of course not.
ADAPTing to Agile for Continued Success You believe that agility is right for your team and for your business. You’ve implemented Scrum or XP…
Agile Product Management The vast majority of what has been written about agile processes is intended for programmers and project…
Experiencing Agility From Requirements to Planning You know that before the development team writes their first line of code, they need a funded project and a…
Transitioning to Agile You believe an agile software development method might be the right answer for your team or business, but you…
Succeeding with Agile Too many teams view planning as something to be avoided, and too many organizations view plans as something…
Self-Organization & Subtle Control: Friends or Enemies? Agile leaders and managers have difficulty coming to grips with their role on self-organizing teams. While…
Selecting a Development Process With so many agile processes available, it can be hard to tell what is right for you. When the leading agile…
Agile Distributed Teams - Scaling Agile The early agile literature was adamant about two things: stick with small teams and put everyone in one room.…
