What to do when Scrum/XP isn’t working in your shop?
By this time, probably at least a few shops have given a try to Agile and Scrum. For some, things have probably been going fine. For others, perhaps not so fine. What to do when Agile/Scrum isn’t...
View ArticleAgile & Waterfall are two sides of the exact same Coin
Agile & Waterfall are two sides of the exact same Coin, and are equally good or bad. Some Agile enthusiasts enjoy lambasting waterfall while espousing “Agile”, however the two techniques have many...
View ArticleFairly Evaluting Consultant Versus Full Time Rates, Part I
Any Consultant will Frequently be engaged in rate discussions with potential clients. Many times these are hiring managers, not HR folks. Sometimes, these hiring managers expect consultants to work...
View ArticleMoving Beyond Technical Elitism
Improving the quality of discourse amongst IT professionals is crucial to regaining the Respect that IT deserves. The current debate techniques often used by varying camps are harmful to IT’s Image and...
View ArticleLet’s stop calling Scrum, Agile, XP, etc, “Best” Practices
Let’s stop calling Scrum, Agile, XP, etc, “Best” Practices Let’s instead call them what they are: Practices If you really are enthusiastic about something you can call it a “good” practice. It’s fine...
View ArticleA Flattened Cost of Change Curve: An economic analysis
Much has been written about how a lowered cost of change curve is a benefit. And it certainly is a benefit. However, change is still costly, in terms of both time and money, even with this lowered cost...
View ArticleThe flawed rhetoric about “Scrum” and “Organizational Dysfunction”
One of the most bizarre, yet highly touted, “features” of Scrum is that it “exposes Organizational Dysfunction”. Not mere team based, project based, or even departmental dysfunction, but Organizational...
View ArticleMy most Relevant posts on Agile organized for your reading pleasure
Since blogs in general and this one in particular tend to highlight recent postings, and since reading my recent postings alone will not really provide the context to understand what my major points...
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