... Thanks for the link! Looks like good stuff (and free too :-) ... Someday soon I'll be blogging on this subject at http://blog.bradapp.net I'm planning on...
Learn how Agile software development is responsive to business ROI goals through a focus on customer value! OTUG announces a Distinguished Lecture Event at the...
Learn how Agile software development is responsive to business ROI goals through a focus on customer value! OTUG announces a Distinguished Lecture Event at the...
Hi, I am new in this group. I've heard from a collegue about lean software development and I'm very interested to get to know it. I'll briefly introduce...
Welcome Pepijn, Maybe the mailing list has been quiet lately because no one has asked any questions! In any case, I'd suggest that you start by reading various...
Hoi Pepijn, Besides reading the material from Mary & Tom Poppendieck you could also investigate agile material. There is a separate yahoo group on Agile...
... For those who are interested, I now have two related blog-entries at: http://blog.bradapp.net 1) "Traceability and TRUST-ability" talks about the alleged...
Hi Pepijn, welcome! ... and welcome back! I'm curious how you see lean development in relation to a testing role, as in lean, defects are preferably caught...
... Hi, Pepijn, I assume from your email address that you're based in The Netherlands? If so, why not check out the Dutch XP/Agile group at http://www.xpnl.org...
James, Hamlet, Hubert, Willem, Pascal, All five of you thank you for the warm welcome in this group and thank you for the directions! Willem and Pascal are...
(we apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message) Hi, I'd like to remind you of the Agile Open conference: http://www.agileopen.net Note that there...
Is self organization really a natural tendency for a team, specially one formed with junior staff? Most people in these and other forums would probably take a ...
At the end of the book, Lean Software Development, Mary warns us to be careful with PMI because the approach to project management is to decompose components...
Luis, ... From a systemic point of view, I would say that any system is self-organized. A team (even if only formed with juniors) will organize itself...
Some important differences of Project Planning as described in PMI's Guide to thePMBOK and SCRUM: PMI tells you to break the project down into tasks. The Scrum...
Thanks for the clear explanation Kent. ... PMI's Guide ... for a ... tasks. That ... features are ... tasks (the ... those ... (far ... consists of what ... ...
Another way to look at it is to go one step back. To be able to decompose components you have to have these selected first. Lean methods propagate a set-based...
There is a discipline called systems engineering which is fundamental to any complex system design. In an aircraft of car, for example, the vehicle or...
Hi Mary, I'm new to lean software development, so I apologize beforehand if my remarks/questions show a lack of knowledge regarding lean software development....
Hi Pepin, I have to agree with your comment that the environment often dictates the system design and that in different contexts, different areas will be more...
Hi Mary, Tom, friends and collegues, ... It's always bothered me: I love the ideas of set-based-development set out in your book (and Micahel Kennedy's), but...
Clarke, When we made video cassettes, we typically changed the design of the product about once a week. I kid you not. The whole system was set up to...
For those who are interested, I just posted a new article titled "Competing on the Basis of Time: Breaking Industry Compromises for Competitive Advantage" at...
Hi Mary, Thank you for the comprehensive feedback. I hope I don't make it badly arranged with my feedback: Mary>I do not, however, agree that it is a good idea...
... That said it so well, I put a snip of it on news:comp.programming (A couple of the FAQs there are "how do I make sure I have _all_ the requirements before...
Hi Pepijn, It seems like we are in agreement on the ideal approach, and was also that you cannot always use such an idea approach. It also seems like the...
As I said, I'm not against verification, I think it is great idea. Definitely have a countdown with final checks. I would just think that generally you would...
Mary - I just read your article on the cost of "Verification" steps in software development and the opportunity for change as you go forward. I would like...
Luis, Your proposed approach sounds more effective than the current one. The current iterations still don't bring testing close enough to development. I'm...
