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Similarities and Differences in Project Management

I once led a workshop for real estate project managers about how to define success and manage some of the early-in-the-project risks. We discussed issues...

0 replies - 894 views - 04/04/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles

Tale of a Yo-Yo Manager

There is much more to empowering a team than simply stating “You’re empowered.” Consider the three Ws of empowerment: “what,” “when,” and...

0 replies - 1345 views - 04/04/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

Rings - Interactive Ideas Expression

We underestimate how difficult it can be to express our ideas clearly through writing and how easy it is to misinterpret those ideas when reading...

0 replies - 671 views - 04/04/13 by Tom Howlett in Articles

The Joys of Designing Agile Solutions for New-Age Problems

Pune is hosting India’s very first Scrum Gathering this year in July with the theme of “Scrum – Kal, Aaj aur Kal“, meaning the past, present and future...

0 replies - 720 views - 04/03/13 by Tathagat Varma in Articles

Programmer Productivity – Interruptions, Meetings and Working Remotely

In my previous post on what programmers want, I ranked working from home low on the list. Several commenters value working from home higher, and K (not his...

0 replies - 1779 views - 04/03/13 by Henrik Warne in Articles

Management by Magazine

I think there is great value in reading books on business management. That is, there is great value in reading them with intent, considering their points,...

0 replies - 1069 views - 04/02/13 by Michael Norton in Articles

Humility—A Controversial Value

On my recent Core Values post I call out Humility as one of the five essential values to establish a way of being that offers a foundation for a right-brain,...

0 replies - 1137 views - 04/01/13 by Tobias Mayer in Articles

What Team Does the Product Owner/Responsible Person Belong To?

In my post, When You Have No Product Owner at All, I said That’s because agile needs a responsible person who is not part of the cross-functional...

0 replies - 849 views - 04/01/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles

Never Ever Rewrite Your System

“The second is the most dangerous system a man ever designs” Fred Brooks, 1975 & 1995Brooks was talking about software designers, architects, but I...

2 replies - 6202 views - 04/01/13 by Allan Kelly in Articles

Scrum: Core Values

There is some talk of values in the Scrum literature. The five values called out by the writers of the original Scrum book are focus, courage, openness,...

4 replies - 3785 views - 03/30/13 by Tobias Mayer in Articles

Metrics for Agile

“How can we tell how far along we are with our agile adoption?” I heard this question again the other day. Usually, the person who asks the question...

0 replies - 4889 views - 03/30/13 by Esther Derby in Articles

Worth Repeating - XP Bills of Rights

 While doing the electronic equivalent of cleaning the attic yesterday, I stumbled across an internal paper I wrote at a client back in late September...

0 replies - 1420 views - 03/29/13 by Dave Rooney in Articles

They are All Wrong

My wife grew up spending a half of every summer living in Algonquin Park.  My father-in-law was a bush pilot for the Ontario Ministry of Natural...

0 replies - 2800 views - 03/29/13 by Dave Rooney in Articles

Using Kanban for Scrum Backlog Grooming

Keeping track of the backlog in a Scrum project is a challenge. It quickly grows to hundreds of items that are in various state of readiness for inclusion...

0 replies - 2082 views - 03/28/13 by Anders Abel in Articles

Networked Kanban

I am wondering if maybe some people should try and replace their regular Kanban board with a networked Kanban variant. I love the principles behind Kanban....

0 replies - 1609 views - 03/28/13 by Jurgen Appelo in Articles