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There is no ‘Best Practice’ in Agile
Posted on March 22, 2010 3 Comments
Joe Townsend has written an article along the lines what I have been saying for a while now – in Agile there is no ‘best practice’, and as Townsend puts it What works for you, your team, division, corporation, etc. can bring another person, team, etc. to a screeching halt. In particular, one needs to […]
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Large-Scale Agile
Posted on February 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
Despite that we are still yet to finish the current scope of work for the Agile Initiatives, we are starting to discuss future items in our backlog – distributed Agile and Agile@Scale. There are a few projects in flight that couple of colleagues are working on that are large Agile programs of work. Large-Scale Agile […]
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Agile as a way to profitable growth
Posted on February 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
Not only should Agile or Lean concepts be adopted for projects, but it should also be harnessed at an organizational level to be more competitive. By focusing more on the bottom line and ignoring the human capital it was one of the reasons What Killed GM: General Motors managers became very numbers obsessed and bottom-line […]
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Bridging IT and business
Posted on February 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
Image Source: Scott Adams We sometimes hear that business is not getting value out of IT. Technology and tools are constantly improving but we often have missed expectations. The need to align business and IT is getting more important. Incorrect assumptions of what the client needs often leads to incorrect actions resulting in wasted effort. […]
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Santa Adopts Agile
Posted on December 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
Thanks to a colleague for passing on the below article – a nice bent on Santa adopting Agile….and a nice marketing plug by Bright Green Projects. Santa Claus CSM – Adopts Agile for the new decade Santa Claus and his team of hard working elves are the latest high profile team to adopt an Agile […]
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Traditional Project Management Role on a Scrum Project
Posted on November 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
A “good read” article on Agile Journal, An Agile PM Isn’t What You Think Sub-Head: Where Does Traditional Project Management Fit in an Agile Project Using Scrum There is always considerable discussion about the role of the Traditional Project Manager on an Agile Scrum Project and this article describes it very well. In the end, […]
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Agile Australia 2009 Conference Report
Posted on October 22, 2009 1 Comment
I had the pleasure to attend Australia’s inaugural Agile Conference in Sydney supported by the Agile Alliance. It was a 2 day event on 15-16 October. Being the first Agile Conference in Australia, the key theme centered around Agile Adoption and how companies have adopted Agile; Why companies have adopted agile; and Issues and Challenges […]
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Customers Should Be Part Of The Team
Posted on September 28, 2009 Leave a Comment
Source: Dilbert 21-Sep-2009 Dilbert cartoons are great because they poke humour in everyday working situations, and they wouldn’t be funny if they weren’t true. Too many times have I seen project teams in the situation above, including ones I have worked on. Customers should be made part of the team. A goal in Agile is […]
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How Pixar uses Agile like practices to make their movies
Posted on September 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Harvard Business Review has published an article on How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity in making their movies. The link is only a summary to the full article (which is paid), but it does provide some insights on how Pixar approach their film making. Building complex software systems is very different to making a blockbuster film, […]
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Management’s Role on Agile Projects
Posted on August 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
Mark Levison has written an excellent post on How Can Management Contribute to an Agile Project? His post nicely complements my previous posts on a similar topic.
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