Here is a set of webpages (much like linked blog posts) that Martin Fowler wrote.  Looks like in 2005. https://www.martinfowler.com/articles/newMethodology.html Very good stuff. Most of it still applies.   Martin Fowler was one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto (and the Agile Principles).  agilemanifesto.org For more info on Martin Fowler see this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Fowler_(software_engineer) And, for more fun, here is one video with him talking:  https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Fowler-North-Crevasse-of-Doom/ The Talk is titled ..read more

Updated March 11, 2024 These are  4 slide decks. As indicated they are a work-in-progress.  In draft form.  And “notes”. I use them in my Real-World Scrum workshop. And in the Diagnosis webinar.  And elsewhere. There is some repetition. Some of it on purpose, some of it I might edit out later. Each slide deck has a “table on contents” page.  And the first slide deck has a table of contents that covers for all 4 decks. Comments and discussion are welcome. Improv Scrum P1-V27 Improv Scrum P2-V27 Improv Scrum P3-V26 Improv Scrum P4-V25 The post Notes for Improving Scrum ..read more

Last week I did an Agile Release Planning workshop.  Several different kinds of people there, including from 3 different firms. And some new questions and issues. Some things I should have said: The Agile Release Planning Day is the beginning, not the end. I did say that, but not well enough. Whatever you do the first day, you can always look back and think of things you “we need to do”.  And also wonder, “should we have done those during the ARP day?” First, this is inevitable.  That there is more to learn, and still many good ways to learn.  And I think inevitable that ..read more

Photo by 2H Media on Unsplash   https://hbr.org/2023/10/5-questions-to-get-your-project-team-on-the-same-page Above is the link to the HBR article.  I believe anyone can get access. Here’s the opening paragraph: When a misaligned project team succeeds, it’s an accident. Without alignment — that is, a shared understanding and commitment — team members work at cross-purposes and doom projects to failure. Unfortunately, it’s an easy trap to fall into. When project managers simply assume their team is aligned, or when they accept head-nodding and verbal confirmations as proxies fo ..read more

I revised an article on using wide-band delphi estimation for Business Value. See: Wide-band delphi estimation for Business Value – 1 Two parts. The link is to Part 1, and has a link itself to Part 2. It has links to two downloadable articles. Very useful. The post Priority Poker appeared first on Lean Agile Training ..read more

Kent McDonald has done a lot of good work.  We all should thank him. Here is one very useful post about story splitting: Story Splitting The post includes a slide deck with 21 story-splitting examples.  Very handy. To me, it is wrong to think of these examples as the end-all-and-be-all.  These are helpful.  Your situation might be different, and the examples might not work well for you.  (One can only try to imagine all the different kinds of products out there.  That you might be working on.  Or “works” that you or others would not think of as products ..read more

TEKsystems is located on the 12th floor in the old BB&T/now called 200 South College building uptown. 200 South College, Charlotte, NC 28202 https://goo.gl/maps/RGyH5e3esT6op7NZ6 Entry is between the corner of 3rd and College and 4th and College – across from Charlotte Plaza Building [ Panera Bread] The BB&T parking deck can be accessed from College Street just after crossing over 3rd– entrance is to the left.  You will see the spiral entry/exit ramp. (You can also access the parking deck coming up 4th– there is a tunnel on the left just before College, or an entrance off 4th [on ..read more

TEKsystems is located on the 12th floor in the old BB&T/now called 200 South College building uptown. 200 South College, Charlotte, NC 28202 https://goo.gl/maps/RGyH5e3esT6op7NZ6 Entry is between the corner of 3rd and College and 4th and College – across from Charlotte Plaza Building [ Panera Bread] The BB&T parking deck can be accessed from College Street just after crossing over 3rd– entrance is to the left.  You will see the spiral entry/exit ramp. (You can also access the parking deck coming up 4th– there is a tunnel on the left just before College, or an entrance off 4th [on ..read more

Location: Signature Consultants (DISYS) 200 South College Street  – Suite 1400 (on the 14th Floor) Between 3rd St and 4th. Note: Building used to be called “the BB&T Building” — signage now says “200 South College Street”. IF YOU GET LOST: Call 704-651-6852  (Stephanie at Signature Consultants)   Free Food and Free Parking.  Bring your ticket (or at least the number).  If validated, then it’s free. Some basics: I prefer to drive up Brooklyn Village Ave, turn RIGHT on South College Street. Go just past 3rd St, enter garage on left. Park Take elevator to 3rd floor ..read more

Ivar Jacobsen has put together cards that explain quickly many of the different agile “methods” or “tools.” (I would call User Stories a tool.)  Very useful. Here is a card set for User Stories: user_story_essentials_cards Here is a card set for “agile essential practices”: agile_essentials_practice_cards Enjoy! Use these with some of the Agile Games described here: https://www.ivarjacobson.com/agile_learning_games_improve_your_agility There are other games to play with these cards, and some are listed elsewhere on that site. The post Essence – Other card sets appeared first on Lean Agil ..read more