Can I be agile with a run sheet?

One of the quintessential things about being agile is that you get to have a story wall.   Increasingly the team are not co-located, so they keep their wall online. Hopefully, though it is still visible to the whole team, so they can all see where things are at, where the bottlenecks are, etc.   This…
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Defining "done" in an agile project

I’ve been teaching a number of agile courses lately and working with some teams around the world kicking off their agile projects, and I find a common challenge that teams are facing is defining "done" for their stories.   The Agile Manifesto has as one of its core values “we value working software…
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SoftEd Group makes executive appointment in the U.S

Software Education (SoftEd) are pleased to announce the appointment of David Mantica as Vice President and General Manager in the U. S.    Mr Mantica has extensive experience in the education and technology sectors, including most recently as Chief Revenue Office for Revibe Technologies and as…
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Scope Doesn’t Creep, Understanding Grows

I’m always a little wary of meeting my heroes.   To be frank, I’m rather scared that I’m going to end up disappointed. Meeting Jeff Patton, however, was certainly an entirely different experience.   Jeff is gracious, kind, considered and self-effacing.   An all-round nice guy.   Not to mention his…
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SoftEd Group launches advisory service

Software Education (SoftEd) are pleased to announce the launch of a new advisory services business. Operating from August, the business will also provide services in organisational strategy and design, agile delivery, portfolio management and product/service design.    Managing Director, Martyn…
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The anatomy of a bad decision - encouraging more bad decisions

I have just written a couple of articles on bad decisions and I seem to be getting a little carried away with the idea (the articles are here and here).   But I have been focusing on how to avoid or learn from mistakes. This is a little one-sided, so I thought I would balance things out by exploring…
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10 factors for collaboration

Collaboration is the cornerstone of modern working practices and yet it is something that we just assume everyone already knows how to do. This is not true!  Collaboration does not happen by accident, make it a deliberate practice, a skill you nurture and grow.   We need to work on our team skills…
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Roles and relationships in agile teams

Harmoniously Balancing Value and Delivery     If you are new to agile - either joining an existing agile team or working in an organisation that is transitioning to agile, you may need to adjust how you think of team roles and team relationships.   The two key roles that really make agile hum are…
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How to turn uncertainty into understanding with Exploratory Testing and the OODA Loop

Exploratory testing is a style of testing that emphasises quality by treating testing activities as a chance to continually learn and optimise work throughout a project (Kaner, 2006). Testers are allowed the freedom to be creative; executing more test cases and covering different testing scenarios…
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Systematic coaching

As with any coaching, an agile coach has to think of the macro and the micro when working with their teams. This “systems” view of coaching can add a huge impact to any coaching being delivered. All it takes is for the coach to take a few minutes to observe, think and plan. Then the coach can…
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Design Thinking Frameworks

So, you've probably been hearing a lot about design thinking. I remember when a boss said to me, “I’ve been reading about design thinking, and from now on, we’re going to apply design thinking to how we do our work. ” I thought, “Oh no, he’s read another blog entry and he’s going to start…
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The anatomy of a bad decision

I was talking about mistakes in my last post and I said I might look at bad decisions.      Thinking about thinking  I have made bad decisions because I did not wait to find out more information, but I have also gone off to find more information, only to regret not making the decision early.   Oh…
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