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Removing the bubbles: solving bottlenecks in software product development

A challenge with software product development is visualising the work so that you can spot where there are delays in the process of converting ideas from...

0 replies - 2907 views - 07/26/11 by Benjamin Mitchell in News

Retrospectives: The 4 L’s Retrospective

I facilitated the latest retrospective my team had last week and decided to try The 4 L’s technique which I’d come across while browsing the...

0 replies - 2028 views - 07/26/11 by Mark Needham in News

SRP: Simplicity and Complexity

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. - Alan Perlis The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) - one of the SOLID principles - is...

0 replies - 1037 views - 07/26/11 by Sandro Mancuso in News

Benjamin Zander on the Art of Possibility

I wanted to share this inspiring video on the art of possibility and how our stance in the world can change everything. Stance is very important for...

0 replies - 1362 views - 07/25/11 by Michael Sahota in News

Understanding Scrum

Even though Scrum has touched souls of most of the software developers across the globe, it still seems to be understood as set of practices.  There are...

0 replies - 1673 views - 07/25/11 by Venkatesh Kris... in News

Whither Requirements?

We accomplish what we understand. If we are to accomplish something together, we need to understand it together.Signature from Ron Jeffries e-mail, circa...

0 replies - 798 views - 07/25/11 by Dave Rooney in News

When Do You Say A Development Task Is Really Done?

I love when other people write a blog post at the same time you are struggling with the problem that they describe. Today’s timely post comes from...

1 replies - 3823 views - 07/23/11 by Robert Diana in News

A Survival Guide for New Agile Coaches - Why?

When a toddler learns to speak, often his first recognizable word is "Mom" or "Dad" or some variation of those.  His second is...

0 replies - 1586 views - 07/23/11 by Dave Rooney in News

Let's Play TDD #125: The Cost Basis Field

The source code for this episode is available here. Visit the Let's Play archive for more episodes! Many thanks to Danny Jones for figuring out the HD...

0 replies - 617 views - 07/23/11 by James Shore in News

Problem Solving 101: Collaborative Problem Solving

As a software development manager, I am frequently visited by developers who are spinning their wheels on a design problem or running out of ideas while...

0 replies - 2094 views - 07/22/11 by John Fuex in News

Scrum: The Test Heavy Backend of a Sprint

You might hear me mention at some point that as a Scrum Master, I don't really care about the technical details that make a product backlog item done. I only...

1 replies - 1809 views - 07/22/11 by Sean Mchugh in News

Skilled incompetence in action at Agile workshops

As part of my workshops on effective communication, especially around introducing innovative new process approaches such as Lean and Agile, I’ve found...

0 replies - 1989 views - 07/22/11 by Benjamin Mitchell in News

Raising the Water Level

A phrase you commonly hear in the Agile world that comes from Toyota is that you want to "lower the water level" in your value stream so that you...

0 replies - 1474 views - 07/22/11 by Dave Rooney in News

Handling a team member who “talks too much”

How do you handle a situation as a team manager or coach where one member of the team seems to dominate the conversation? The scenario below is based on...

0 replies - 1474 views - 07/21/11 by Benjamin Mitchell in News

“Just too late” is early enough

One of the great privileges of my working life is to have the chance to share knowledge and encourage learning. I have been writing, deploying and teaching...

0 replies - 1042 views - 07/21/11 by Julian Holmes in News