Author Archives: Matt Badgley
Words Mean Things – Waterfall Project Management
If you are someone who is passionate about agile, the word “Waterfall” is usually used in a derogatory manner or, at least, when you use it — you are making the stink eye. On the converse, if you are someone … Continue reading
Put It On the Team
Do you want to have more effective daily stand-ups? Do you want to have the planning meetings flow better and increase the value of these meetings? Do you want to see continuous improvement flow from your retrospectives? If your answer is … Continue reading
Words Mean Things – Innovate & Adapt
At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly. – Agile Manifesto (agilemanifesto.org) In case you weren’t aware, this is the 12th Principle of the Agile Manifesto and it is … Continue reading
Behaviors and Culture Can Impair Creating Good Product
When we think culture, we often think about nationality and/or regional cultures. Culture is often a dinner discussion with my wife and friends; it’s great to reflect upon how our upbringing, surroundings, and maybe even our genetics drive our work … Continue reading
Agile Approach to Problems Found While Testing “In Sprint” Stories (Part 2 of 2)
Earlier I outlined what the process looks like for a traditional software tester, and some of the problems it can cause. Today let’s look at how different that would look in an agile development environment and what it can do … Continue reading
How Can ScrumMasters Help Their Teams to Self-Organize?
Sometimes, teams need a little nudge to help to self-organize. Remember ‘self-organize’ means the team takes ownership of not only how to produce the desired end results, but they are active participants in understanding the product/project and they work together … Continue reading
How Can Team Members Help Create an Effective, Self-Organizing Agile Team?
In my last post, I took a stab at answering the question, “How do we change from individuals in workgroups to effective, self-organizing teams?” Through my discovery and reflection on that topic, I turned my focus toward the environment of … Continue reading
How Do We Change from Individuals in Workgroups to Effective, Self-Organizing Agile Teams?
A colleague of mine at VersionOne, Dan Naden who works to support the agile community, delivered several open questions from a recent Agilepalooza and asked for help answering. The one that jumped out at me and my experiences was, “How … Continue reading