June | 2011 | HI, I'M CHRIS CHAN

I want to run an agile project

Posted on June 21, 2011 2 Comments

This is all too funny! Whilst the video is intended to be humorous, the pain of the “Agile Guy” maybe all too familiar for some. Agile changes many things we have become use to over many years – agile questions the status quo and challenges our muscle memory……..

Don’t collaborate here!

Posted on June 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

I saw a few of these signs posted up around an office site I visited today and was amused by it. The office cubicles were also very high (‘Dilbert’ cubicles come to mind). In fact they were high enough that we couldn’t see people’s heads. The workspace was definitely reflective of a non-collaborative culture. A […]

What about Agile Documentation?

Posted on June 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

I have been asked countless times “how is documentation managed on agile projects?” or “can you give me a template for agile documentation”. I have also heard statements like “we do not need to do any documentation when using agile”. And more recently I was asked “how do I best document an agile build as […]

Enlightened trial and error succeeds over the planning of the lone genius

Posted on June 6, 2011 3 Comments

“Enlightened trial and error succeeds over the planning of the lone genius” is a quote from a great video demonstrating how teamwork and agile concepts at IDEO is used to successfully deliver innovation and solutions in a non-IT environment in just 5 days! Some highlights which I thought were pertinent to agile: The people are […]