I've started a series of blogs on the 100 things you should know to be effective in software development. I call it the 100 in 100 project since I'm trying to...
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PAUL
beckfordp...
May 4, 2013 2:15 am
Hi Doug, I tried to get similar straight answers to straight questions on forums like this for years and finally gave up. The simple truth is that Agile is now...
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Al Shalloway
alshalloway
May 3, 2013 1:19 pm
Thursday, May 9, 9am Pacific. Go to http://www.netobjectives.com/events/business-agile-series-implementations-overviews-2013-05 for full information and to...
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alshalloway
Apr 30, 2013 4:26 pm
FROM MODERATOR Sorry, haven't been tuning in. Please tone this whole conversation down. Respect first and foremost. Al Shalloway as moderator...
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rdougshelton
Apr 29, 2013 7:34 am
Really? - then you should recognize that your statement below also constituted drivel - in this case, self-congratulating drivel and a "triple foul". My dear...
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Kurt Häusler
kurt.haeusler
Apr 29, 2013 5:47 am
... Yep: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/members?group=mod Alan Shalloway, Peter Alfvin and Scott....
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Ged Byrne
gedb01
Apr 28, 2013 10:17 am
Thanks, very useful. On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Wouter Lagerweij <wouter@...>...
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john_hermann
Apr 28, 2013 6:02 am
You're back. What is your point? "lean/agile implementation plan" That's all I need to know that this is far from Lean-Agile. -johnny...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Apr 28, 2013 12:21 am
Andrew, Why are you shouting? There's no need for a giant font. ... The presence of project managers is orthogonal to practicing Agile. ... The absence of...
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John Miller
agileschools
Apr 28, 2013 12:03 am
There is no dialog here on rational terms. I would suggest to ignore and maybe this will stop. Thanks, John Miller http://theagileschool.blogspot.com/ “Set...
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Manoj Bhardwaj
ohm_bur_bhawa
Apr 27, 2013 11:58 pm
I've been reading these posts and pretty much staying out of it, but I have to put my 2 cents worth in. When I encouraged folks to try "pair programming", I...
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Wouter Lagerweij
wouterla
Apr 27, 2013 11:54 pm
Hi Ged, Have a look at http://blog.crisp.se/2012/11/14/henrikkniberg/scaling-agile-at-spotify For an article about the setup at spotify. Wouter...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 27, 2013 11:47 pm
does this group have moderators? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him. -...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 27, 2013 11:45 pm
Andrew, ... Perhaps your audience are not the ones who need to wake up: Not every enterprise39;s purpose is to make money. Every enterprise probably has some...
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Andrew Pham
andrewpham74
Apr 27, 2013 11:22 pm
Someone just reminded me to go to Fidelity's career website, and from what I found, not only BMC, Capital One, etc but it looks like Fidelity also seems to be...
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John Miller
agileschools
Apr 27, 2013 11:22 pm
Look at the Ideo Deep Dive video. I would like to see more Agile teams doing this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkHOxyafGpE Andrew, I do have to agree that...
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John Miller
agileschools
Apr 27, 2013 11:17 pm
Indeed, Value is relative and subjective to the entity that holds it. I do not like to ask the question using the word value. People tend to be conditioned to...
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Andrew Pham
andrewpham74
Apr 27, 2013 11:03 pm
Hi Ron, ... Believe or not, they all need to increase revenue and/or reduce cost. I have been donating so many things to the Salvation Army during the past few...
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rdougshelton
Apr 27, 2013 10:14 pm
Andrew: You haven't made a good case for your assertion, below - Because: 1. You haven't defined either "successful" - OR - "ideal" with respect to a "large...
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Ged Byrne
gedb01
Apr 27, 2013 9:05 pm
Hi Johnny, Thanks for the pointer, this is useful stuff. There's an interesting presentation on SlideShare: A Squad is similar to a Scrum team, and is designed...
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Dave Rooney
daverooneyca
Apr 27, 2013 8:26 pm
... I suggest you read some Peter Drucker: "The purpose of a business is to create and keep a customer." Perhaps also some Steve Denning and "Customer...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 27, 2013 8:25 pm
Andrew, ... Straw Man Please name someone who thinks there is such a thing as perfection. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com If it is more than you need, it is...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 27, 2013 8:22 pm
Hello Andrew, ... Really? Is a hospital a business? Is the Red Cross? Value is what you like. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com I try to Zen through it and...
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John Miller
agileschools
Apr 27, 2013 8:02 pm
I like Ron Jeffries definition of value. "Value is what you like". Thank You, John Sent from my iPhone. It likes to sabotage my grammar. ... I like Ron...
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Andrew Pham
andrewpham74
Apr 27, 2013 7:40 pm
... So, what value are we talking about in Agile and Scrum then? IN business, whenever you talk about value, that can only mean two things, either an increase...
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John Miller
agileschools
Apr 27, 2013 6:37 pm
What is the ideal? By whom's standard? Please make it explicit. Increase in market share as a result of Scrum. How would one show evidence of this? Agile does...
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Andrew Pham
andrewpham74
Apr 27, 2013 6:35 pm
... Johnny, Below is some info I just happen to come across on the Agile University website regarding Capital One's Agile implementation plan. From what is ...
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Andrew Pham
andrewpham74
Apr 27, 2013 6:25 pm
Show us any organization that has successfully implemented the ideal Agile or Scrum on a large scale that does not continue to hire project managers or...
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John Miller
agileschools
Apr 27, 2013 6:16 pm
Nothing….? Real…..? Thanks, John Miller http://theagileschool.blogspot.com/ “Set patterns, incapable of adaptability, of pliability, only offer a better...
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Andrew Pham
andrewpham74
Apr 27, 2013 6:15 pm
... Kurt, This is exactly my point in opposition to all those so-called gurus who say that we will be wrong if we do not do everything as described in this ...