A group of us where I work are exploring different team models for software development. We have been using scrum and have our teams aligned that way at the...
This is the standard model in the aerospace and defense systems world. The CE is applicable for all disciplines, not just software development. The Systems...
Hi I happen to be in this role in the department (16 to 20+ people depending on how you count). I wouldn't like to go into specifics of how we work, however, I...
... Mary P, IIRC, puts it like this: A team cannot develop rapidly unless any member could swap roles with any other member at any time. At my current gig, we...
Philp, My sense is the "Chief Engineer" in the OP is more like Hiroshi Fujii the "Chief Engineer" of the 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X. The CE concept is popular in...
Since we are on the topic of roles within a lean software development team, I would like to solicit views on the role & responsibilities of project management...
As a direct answer to your question, yes, there are Lean Certification programs offered online. VillaNova University offers an online program on Lean Six...
I heard Mary speak at the Agile Business Conference yesterday (it was great) and have a follow up question. You mentioned in the panel discussion that at 3M,...
(note: earliest posting I found of this was from May 2007 http://talk.ocregister.com/showthread.php?t=28235 not sure where it originated) Modern Parable A...
Thank you for the responses. It seems like the Chief Engineer role would take some time to develop. I don't see the point of designating some one this title...
I have been asked more times than I care to count: "How do we make sure we are working on the right thing?" It is the job of a Chief Engineer to determine...
Kara, My view is that the Chief Engineer integrates the product-level role of Product Owner and ScrumMaster in the hierarchy of Scrum teams that Ken outlines...
My take on certification is summed up nicely by The Wizard of Oz (talking to Scarecrow): "Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great...
... I've have expected that responsibility to lie in the hands of a marketing-titled person not an engineering-titled person, in most companies I visit. Any...
A rough ROI is pretty much the same as a rough cost/benefit analysis. You start by dividing the problem into cost and payback. Start with payback. What can...
... I'm not Mary, but, in my view, this is a key difference between lean and XP or Scrum: Toyota has a single Chief Engineer who is competent to make key...
Hi Ron, I observe that when products are basically technical, it takes technical vision as well as market savvy to produce brilliant products. In addition, ...
The "chief engineer" role looks to me like the definition of a product manager. Someone who spans the marketing and technical areas and has P&L responsibility...
Hi Pete, I basically agree with you, although I propose that it would be far better for a company to strive toward creating effective management practices ...
Indeed this is true, the Chief Engineer can be two people as long as they are "joined at the hip." Intuit, for example, has a brand manager and a technical...
Hi Mary, Thanks for this explanation. I too teach to have the product owner/architect pair being responsible for backlogs, story ranking etc. Like Ron, I can't...
So, Robyn, I would ask how competitive the financial companies are if they farm out challenging technical problems? Perhaps they do not need technical ...
Just look at the founders of most successful technology companies and you will usually find a Chief Engineer. Unfortunately, quite often they fail to clone...
I'm always interested in disruption. :) There are disruptive technology based companies in financial services, the hedge funds spring to mind. However the big...
... Yes ... I certainly share that view but then my history of having marketing people making decisions that I considered technical might make us expect that....
... Yes. I think it is a mistaken impression that there is a firewall there. We seem to agree that some"one" has to make the decisions. The best XP and Scrum...
You're on a roll today, Mary. :-) I love the Wizard of Oz quote. ;-) I think the answer to the question of which approach is better boils down to whether...
When I was an engineer programming computers for process control systems, the project engineer did not play the typical project manager role as it is generally...
