Lately, there has been too much negative competition in the field of agile practices. Anybody remember "individuals and interactions over processes and tools"? Too much negative competition in #agile methodologies... read more →
There is rarely only ever one path to reach your goal; we have to choose a path that is appropriate to the conditions, using the rights kit and tools for... read more →
This talk, which followed my article 'Bringing sexy back to governance', was presented at the 2012 BA Development Day conference, and covers what we mean by governance, what the fifty shades are, and what we can all... read more →
I've written before how risk aversion encourages predictive project management. This morning I was passed a link to Ryan Moulton's blog in which he explained mathematically how risk-reward calculations leads... read more →
Recently, on the LinkedIn Agile CMMi group, Virendra Kumar kicked off a discussion with the statement "Agility is balancing flexibility and order" asking for others to elaborate. As you would... read more →
In the promotion of agile practices, there has been much discussion of how big-design up front is antithetical to effective delivery of business value--because it focuses too much on theoretical... read more →
As I have worked on the 'Agile Extension to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge' over the last year, I have repeatedly come across the assertion--by many agile practitioners--that we no longer need... read more →
On 10 August 2010, at the Agile2010 conference in Orlando, Kevin Brennan, from International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA) announced the draft release of the Introduction for the Agile Extension to... read more →
I've recently been exploring the meaning of business value with colleagues over at the Agile Analysis discussion group. What is business value? Why do we need to know? How do... read more →
OK, so you probably already know about the agile manifesto, and the story behind how it came about at the Snowbird ski resort in Utah back in February 2001. If... read more →