Working Agreements
Sometimes teams need something solid, something real to discuss. I have seen and participated in a fair amount of, what felt like, endless conversations about values. I’ve seen teams struggle with...
View ArticleWhat about ScrumAnd
The hype around Scrum has lead people to think that Scrum equals Agile Software Development. And vice versa. I’m rather happy about that. Well I’m not happy about the fact that Scrum is getting all the...
View ArticleWhere are your [real] impediments
I’ve been invited to speak at Turku Agile Day. No real instructions on what to speak about. No guidelines. While this can be very inspiring it also gives you a lot to go through. It took me well over a...
View ArticleInteraction with the outside world – Impediments pt. 2
Every effective software team interacts with the outside world. In fact, all the teams efforts will be totally useless if they don’t. These points, where the interaction takes place, I usually refer...
View ArticleSoftware Development Team Anti-patterns
I’ve decided to put all my current writings about software development team anti-patterns in one place. Namely a PDF. I expect it to grow and evolve. A month ago this was a first public version so to...
View ArticleContracts and initial requirements – Impediments pt. 3
Contracts are shaping the way we work. Even more so if you are working as a contractor. Surprise?! Is this why we are spending more and more time on them? Fixing them, trying to make them cover all...
View ArticleTransparency, the new instrument for control
Do you ever get the feeling that the world is spinning faster than ever. Maybe it has been like that all along, and we’re all having trouble keeping up? I believe so. Or was it easier doing business a...
View ArticleBecoming Agile
A couple of weeks ago I found a little note that I scribbled down a year ago. Instead of turning it into a blog which I intended in the first place I drew a little comic strip. Today I finally got my...
View ArticleWhat I’ve learned about self organization
Cross functional teams I guess we can all agree that any task that needs to be carried out requires an adequate skill set in order to be completed. Should the task be more complex or less trivial, a...
View ArticleThe mikado method and non code changes
A common question Daniel and I get when we talk about the Mikado Method is — ‘Can it [the Method] be used outside of the programming domain?’. The answer is yes, but there are a few things you need to...
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