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Single Point of Failure - Don't Expect the Best Solution from One Person

Why it is bad to have a single point of failure in a product and what to do about it. Every day we solve problems. Some people solve many problems, some...

0 replies - 2918 views - 02/13/13 by Michael Dubakov in Articles

But I Want to Run an Agile Project!

To some an ‘Agile’ project means delivering value to a client or business more frequently than with other methodologies.  This can be achieved, with...

0 replies - 1809 views - 02/13/13 by Rob Sanders in Articles

Lean Startup? Use Kanban! Maybe Scrum

Just finished Lean Startup Machine this past weekend and would like to connect the dots between Lean Startup and Agile. Lean Startup: How to Learn fast about...

0 replies - 1623 views - 02/13/13 by Michael Sahota in Articles

How to Prioritize a User Story Map

At the Agile 2012 conference, Serena Software surveyed attendees about their biggest agile challenge. Here was the top answer: User Story Mapping...

0 replies - 2862 views - 02/12/13 by Steve Rogalsky in Articles

6 Tips for Good Scrum

The London Scrum Groups 6 Good Scrum Tips Love your product owner. The group agreed that the product owner should be part of the team. Include them in...

0 replies - 1819 views - 02/12/13 by Martin Harris in Articles

Excerpt from Scrum 101: Scrum and XP

This is the second excerpt from Scrum101, the free intensive online introduction to Scrum, which I introduced several weeks ago. In this second except, I’d...

0 replies - 1708 views - 02/11/13 by Kane Mar in Articles

How Do You Like Multitasking Among Several Projects?

Øredev 2011 - Agile Portfolio Planning: Managing Your Project Portfolio - Johanna Rothman from Øredev Conference on Vimeo. Whether you’ve been...

0 replies - 1054 views - 02/11/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles

Better Scrum Sprint Planning – Look to the Demo

After having worked with Scrum for a number of years, I still witness sprint reviews where the team’s demonstration of the product is confusing and the value...

0 replies - 1294 views - 02/11/13 by Johannes Brodwall in Articles

DZone Links You Don't Want To Miss (2/11/13)

IoC Containers Considered Harmful  Øyvind Bakksjø is a bit skeptical of where the Java community is heading.  Although he's completely fine with...

0 replies - 2287 views - 02/11/13 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Geographically Distributed Agile Teams Have Choices for Their Lifecycles

I hope that by now you see that you have any number of choices for your lifecycle if you are geographically distributed team and you are transitioning to...

0 replies - 1365 views - 02/10/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles

Team Trap #1: Messing with the Membership

One summer, long ago and far away, I was on a softball team.  It would be an exaggeration to say I played softball, but I did participate in practices,...

0 replies - 1262 views - 02/10/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

The 0th Trap of Teams

 “If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don’t make it a leg.” Abraham Lincoln The zeroeth trap of...

0 replies - 1592 views - 02/09/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

Agile Lifecycles for Geographically Distributed Teams, Part 3

Example 3: Using a Project Manager with Iterations and Kanban and Silo’d Teams Here, the developers were in Cambridge, MA, the product owners were in San...

0 replies - 2080 views - 02/09/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles

Agile Blindside

 (this article originally appeared on gantthead.com) Agile project management depends on transparency and feedback. Visibility into the product and...

0 replies - 1012 views - 02/08/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

Agile Lifecycles for Geographically Distributed Teams, Part 2

Example 2: Using a Project Manager with Kanban, Silo’d Teams This is a product development organization with developers in Italy, testers in India, more...

0 replies - 1486 views - 02/08/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles