It’s structure, not culture, that kills change
Are you attempting a large-scale transformation, taking your organisation on a journey to a leaner, fitter future so you can […]
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Waterfall projects are more successful than agile projects?
Waterfall projects are more successful than agile projects. Wait! What? For a university paper I am currently writing, I revisited
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Starting a new chapter, from contributor to author
From October 2014, I have finally made the move from article writer and book contributor to becoming a fully-fledged author, working with
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Planning Snap, or how Planning Poker can go wrong
You know when someone pulls out the packs of planning poker cards that you’re about to enter into a parallel
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I want the impossible: Good, Fast, and Cheap
When we start out on a venture, of any kind, we hope things will run smoothly, we expect the ‘happy path’ / ‘sunny day’ scenario
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Assuring against toxic spills – quality assurance in software development
What’s the right time to ensure our products are free from defects? Is it before or after you launch, or some other time?
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Are we being agile if we have stabilisation sprints?
Did you ever play Jenga? It’s a challenging game of dexterity, patience, and brinkmanship — you start with a tower
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Sizing defects: a measure of quality, failure, or distraction
How do you handle defects in your agile environment? Do you just work on them as you can; do you have a formal Kanban pull system; or do you size them alongside other work?
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Estimating on agile projects: what’s the story, what’s the point?
This article (first published on infoQ) explores why estimating is useful, why we use story points (and what they are), and the latest discussions around #NoEstimates.