David JohnsoninThe Pragmatic AgilistsQuarterly Planning; Expensive TheaterAlmost immediately after publishing the plan reality has a nasty way of stepping in and blowing things up.Aug 24Aug 24
David JohnsoninThe Pragmatic AgilistsSpikes Are Your Friend — Really!Spikes are short experiments, research or analysis meant to answer a question or make a decision.Aug 20Aug 20
David JohnsoninThe 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 11Aug 11
David JohnsoninThe 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 4Aug 4
David JohnsoninThe 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 29Jul 29
David JohnsoninThe 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 22Jul 22
David JohnsoninThe Pragmatic AgilistsIT Delivery Efficiency: It’s the In-Between StuffI’ve seen a commercial for a candy bar recently where an actor describes the best part as “the in-between stuff”. Since I rarely eat candy…Jul 13Jul 13
David JohnsoninThe Pragmatic AgilistsScrum and Shu Ha RiI hear many people describe teams leveraging Scrum in terms of Shu Ha Ri. How that Scrum executed well, teams delivering high value, is a…Jun 24Jun 24
