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Chicken Thinking

Every now and then I go back to the army to give back, well something. And whenever I go I learn something new. This time, it was one week after my talk...

0 replies - 2602 views - 03/02/13 by Gil Zilberfeld in Articles

Story Points Considered Harmful? 1 of 4 - Journey's Start

A long while back, Vasco Duarte, with a little help from Joseph Pelrine started a discussion entitled “Story Points considered harmful.” They, or at least...

0 replies - 2343 views - 03/02/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles

The Stigma of Tech Certifications (and their real value)

Every so often I will receive a résumé from a software engineer that includes a list of technical certifications.  These days most candidates tend to...

0 replies - 2366 views - 03/01/13 by Dave Fecak in Articles

Estimation and Fluency

Martin Fowler recently asked me via email if I thought there might be a relationship between Agile Fluency and how teams approach estimation. This is my...

0 replies - 1965 views - 03/01/13 by James Shore in Articles

The Purpose Of Estimation

My first encounter with agile software development was working with Kent Beck at the dawn of Extreme Programming. One of the things that impressed me about...

0 replies - 5518 views - 02/28/13 by Martin Fowler in Articles

The Inadequacy of Feedback

Out of date. Removed by author. 

0 replies - 871 views - 02/28/13 by Tobias Mayer in Articles

Where Is Agile Now?

It seems just yesterday I was trying to push forward the idea of developing software in an Agile way, but somehow now it seems like that battle is over. As...

0 replies - 3529 views - 02/26/13 by John Sonmez in Articles

Project Management: A Malady

Contrary to popular myth, Project Management is not a job, a profession or a career path. It is an illness, a disorder characterized by delusion, specifically...

0 replies - 1502 views - 02/24/13 by Tobias Mayer in Articles

Running Lean: Book Review

If you want to execute lean practices at your startup, then Running Lean   by Ash Maurya should be top of your reading list.  Highly...

0 replies - 1853 views - 02/20/13 by James Sugrue in Articles

Misapplying Bayes-Theorem to Agile vs. Waterfall

Bayes’ Theorem Thomas Bayes lived from 1701 to 1761. Apart from his life in the Presbyterian church as a minister, he contributed something lasting to...

0 replies - 1761 views - 02/20/13 by Paul Hammant in Articles

What Can Boeing Learn From Agile Methods?

Republishing  my Techwell article.  This article can be read on Techwell as well :  http://goo.gl/ujpva  The Boeing 787...

1 replies - 2004 views - 02/19/13 by Venkatesh Kris... in Articles

The Scrum Startup

With the term startup we usually associate starting a new company and pursuing a new idea with a small, creative team. While Scrum has been used for many...

2 replies - 6755 views - 02/18/13 by Roman Pichler in Articles

Sooner or Later: Deliver Early or Minimize Waste

There’s an obvious but important tension in Lean/Agile development around when to make decisions. Between the fundamental Agile position that we should do...

0 replies - 2215 views - 02/17/13 by Jim Bird in Articles

Last Thoughts on "Craftsmanship"

TL;DR Live craftsmanship, don't preach it. The creation of a label serves no purpose other than to disambiguate and distinguish. If we want to hold people...

0 replies - 1121 views - 02/14/13 by Ted Neward in Articles

How to Lead IT Knowledge Workers

I have heard that knowledge workers need a special type of attention compared to blue collar jobs. On the other hand, I have been seen behavior among...

3 replies - 2312 views - 02/14/13 by Chris Shayan in Articles