Category Archives: Agile Adoption
Forecast Says: Your Forecast is History
You may have a well-articulated, strategic roadmap BUT how, when and what value you deliver against that roadmap can fluctuate. A benefit of iterative delivery and deliberate learning cycles is that product teams can tweak or radically change output based … 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
13 Agile Events this Spring – We’re Gonna be Busy
I got an email this morning from our Community Manager listing all the agile events we’re doing this spring and wow – we’re gonna be busy! Scope out the list… Is one of these events in your area? Come out … 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 and Beyond: A Right-Sized, Value-Rich Conference
VersionOne was proud to sponsor and exhibit at the 4th Annual Agile and Beyond conference on Saturday, March 9th in Dearborn, Michigan. We talked with many project managers, developers, business analysts and directors about their past, current or future agile … Continue reading
The Realization of Where We Are With Agile
A guest post from Alex Adamopoulos, CEO of Emergn Limited In recent weeks I have been involved in or privy to conversations with four global financial services companies, a research and publishing company and an airline all talking on the topic … Continue reading
VersionOne Visits PMI’s Region 5: An Eager Agile Audience
The weather was cold and snowy outside in Charleston, West Virginia in late January, but the atmosphere within the Charleston Marriott Town Center was warm, sunny and full of life. The Town Center was hosting the PMI Region 5 Annual … Continue reading
No Resolutions, Please
As I sat with my strong-willed 5-year-old on Christmas Eve, she prepared to write a letter to leave out for Santa Claus. “What should I write?” she asked me, this being the first year she could actually pen her own … Continue reading
Agile in Miami is Off and Running
Miami, Florida is a beautiful city. The beaches. The food. The vibrant culture. Lebron James. Add a growing agile group to the list of pluses for this tropical metropolis. Thanks to an eager set of individuals at a recent AgilePalooza … Continue reading
3 Tips to Engage Your Agile Software Community
At VersionOne, we’ve always been committed to connecting and energizing with our community of agile software development and project management professionals. Here are a few keys as you look to build community within your organization and beyond. 1. Let them run … Continue reading