The Software Build Trap & 5 Reasons to Not Build Excessively
Check out Escaping The Build Trap The software build trap is a huge problem for many organizations. This book is the all in 1 text…
Agile Process
Agile Estimation – 5 Ways Estimates w/out Priority Fail
In your organization, are estimates and timeframes asked for before priority is known? Do you get the feeling that this leads to a disjointed process…
9 Rules for Story Points to Empower the Team
What is story pointing Story points involve the process of assigning numeric point values to user stories. Often in Agile and Scrum. The process of…
What is Agile & How Powerful It Can Be
For those new to Agile, or those just wanting to know more about it. What is Agile exactly? Why is it all the rage? How…
You Can’t Replace People With Process and Tools
In Agile software development, you can’t replace people with processes and tools. It just doesn’t work! This is one of my favorite values of Agile.…
What Are Brittle Requirements and Why You Need to Avoid Them
What are brittle requirements What are brittle requirements? To put it simply, they are requirements that are easily broken. Or requirements that easily have gaps…
Documenting Software and Agile Documentation Best Practices
What are the best practices for documenting software in Agile Development? Documentation, it’s always a question. It is needed with any piece of software, application,…
Shifting Culture Away From Waterfall – How To Make the Change
In an environment where the team now practices Agile methodology, and previously practiced Waterfall, there can be some carryover habits. Shifting culture and mindsets to…
Building Agile Team Trust Is How to Deliver Crazy Value
Trust is absolutely essential on Agile teams! It seems so obvious, yet so often there is a lack of trust. A lack of trust between…
Agile Team Momentum and How to Increase It to Deliver Huge Value
Agile team momentum is an often-overlooked factor in productivity during Agile development of software. Agile team momentum is the groove teams can get in that…