
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

“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

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

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

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

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