PinnedPublished inThe Pragmatic AgilistsThe Myth of Predictability in Software Teams“If teams miss their commitments, or promises, it should be painful.”Feb 94Feb 94
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsRethinking Shared Services Teams in Software DevelopmentWhen you need assistance from a specialist on a shared services team they are not sitting around waiting for your request6d ago46d ago4
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsBusyness: When More is LessImagine it’s late at night, you’re reading a book, and out of nowhere a loved one has a very serious medical emergency. You call 911, the…Nov 7, 20243Nov 7, 20243
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsAre Story Points Helping Your Team?Story Points have been around for a couple decades now. There are countless articles and videos demonstrating their usage. Many…Oct 6, 2024Oct 6, 2024
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsQuarterly Planning; Expensive TheaterAlmost immediately after publishing the plan reality has a nasty way of stepping in and blowing things up.Aug 24, 20242Aug 24, 20242
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsSpikes Are Your Friend — Really!Spikes are short experiments, research or analysis meant to answer a question or make a decision.Aug 20, 2024Aug 20, 2024
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsStop Using a Blocked State (Column)Imagine a software development team cruising along, work is going well, then bang! An unexpected situation arises, causing work on one of…Aug 11, 20241Aug 11, 20241
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsScrum to Kanban: Finding Your WorkflowIf you are considering breaking the barriers of Scrum and moving to a continuous flow model I applaud you. I do like Scrum but it has…Aug 4, 2024Aug 4, 2024
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsScrum Masters: Tired of Status Report Standups? Stop Doing This One ThingAny Scrum Master or Agile Coach who understands teamwork will begin a new engagement with a period of observation. You don’t come in with a…Jul 29, 20241Jul 29, 20241
Published inThe Pragmatic AgilistsOn Changing the Sprint Goal — A Scrum TaleRecently my wife asked me to build her a shed. More correctly, overflow storage for her clothes, we already have a shed for the normal…Jul 22, 2024Jul 22, 2024
