Category Archives: Lean Software Development
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
Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 4 of 4)
Once a Scrum team has discussed and developed a SMART action plan in a Sprint Retrospective session (as described in Part 3 of this blog series), I recommend capturing all the results from the Retrospective session and SMART actions into … Continue reading
Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 3 of 4)
Developing the SMART action plan: In Part 2 of this blog series, I presented the details of areas A, B and C of the Sprint Retrospective table covered in Part 1 of this blog series. Reaching consensus on the Top … Continue reading
Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 2 of 4)
Reaching team consensus on the Top 3 factors that worked well and the Top 3 most problematic factors: Before the Sprint Retrospective session, the ScrumMaster should collect each Scrum team member’s individual Top 3 observations in both categories listed below: … Continue reading
Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 1 of 4)
The Agile Scrum Framework is based on empirical process control and requires transparency of the process and work product, and ability to inspect so the team can adapt to help it achieve their goals. There are several feedback loops built … Continue reading
PMI-ACP Exam for Agile Project Management
PMI… Those three letters strike fear into most project teams. I do not fault you for imagining an environment that’s heavy on process, rigid and poorly prepared to adapt to the changes common in software development projects. Times are changing, and … Continue reading
Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient (Part 1 of 5)
The Agile Scrum Framework is based on empirical process control. It requires transparency of the process and work product, and an ability to inspect so the team can adapt to achieve their goals. An important element of this empirical process … Continue reading
VersionOne Turns it Up to 10 (Part 2)
In my first post we talked about the top three things you didn’t know about agile in 2002, and the ways I’ve personally experienced an evolution within VersionOne, our product and the adoption of agile within the industry. Now for … Continue reading
VersionOne Turns it Up to 10: Three Things You Never Knew About Agile in ‘02 (Part 1)
VersionOne Turns it Up to 10: Three Things You Never Knew About Agile in ‘02 It all started on July 1, 2002 in a shady hotel room with two people – myself and our CEO Robert Holler. Don’t worry; … Continue reading
Thoughts From the LSSC 2012 Conference – Boston, MA
I just recently returned from LSSC 2012 Conference in Boston, MA. Besides getting my iPhone stolen, it was a great conference. The keynote speakers were both thought provoking and entertaining. I especially enjoyed the fact that the presentations demonstrated interdisciplinary … Continue reading