Over the last few years we’ve seen a growing discontent around the idea of Iterations or Sprints. It excites me that the software community is actively engaged in questioning the long held canon of Agile practices. Through these explorations we as an industry will find a greater depth of understanding. Over time this can only [...]
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One of the important aspects of Scrum and the more fundamental concept incremental delivery is building Done software each iteration. There are a lot of holes in that statement, but that makes sense; Scrum is full of holes… on purpose. If you want answers rather than a framework built for learning, Agile ain’t for you. [...]
I’ve always received great feedback when describing the cone of uncertainty to groups on a whiteboard using events in time rather than simply an abstract timeline. Today I put a graphic together that I can easily share or refer to. Thought I’d post it for others as well. Feel free to use it and let [...]
Meetings are hard. They can easily suck the life out of your day, week, or *gasp* job. Let pain be your guide. (Thanks @coreyhaines) I recently had to work through a mountain of feedback data provided by a limited product release. User Experience experts, random individuals, and customers known for their willingness to provide quality [...]