'agile' Category
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agile management tools
Even the most agile project likely uses some kind of tools - index cards, whiteboards, etc. I recently checked out a few agile project management tools to help me with a small, but globally distributed, project. (Without continuously-on high-powered video support across the oceans, whiteboards and index cards are just too hard for everyone on […]
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growth
This blog has been quiet for a while, partly due to a shift in employer focus away from coaching agile, TSP, and CMMI, and towards research in requirements engineering, technology evaluation, and software architecture. I’m delighted to be reviving this blog now with the addition of new topics (including QFD, ADD, AHP, PrIME) and an […]
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visualizing agile projects
I found this article today via the crystalclear list I follow: http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-kanban-boards
Several of the described information radiators will already be familiar if you’ve been following agile. The most novel - one I have no choice but to love - is the “Smiley Calendar” Seriously, getting feedback on team morale this way seems like a […] -
refactoring your wetware
Tonight I attended an excellent ARTp (Agile RTP) session featuring Andy Hunt of Pragmatic Programmers, on “refactoring your wetware” (improving your brain; topic of his upcoming book which is ‘in beta’). Well attended, and very enjoyable.
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Scrum in China
Here’s an interesting InfoQ article on Scrum in China, for my agile-minded colleagues there
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SPIN anywhere
Check out the new SEI-approved Virtual SPIN. There isn’t an agile CMMI group (yet), but I do see some agile-related discussions there already. I’ve joined.
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congratulations, Aldo!
I’m so pleased to be able to announce that Aldo Dagnino has been selected as the 2008 winner of the SEI Outstanding Contributor Award, which was presented to him at SEPG 2008 in Tampa, Florida last week. Aldo has consistently published and presented on business-driven process improvement and blending the CMMI with agile methods. Most […]
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self-organization
Check out Don Highsmith’s Cutter article on self-organizing, suggesting that the term has lost its value to the agile community, and Tobias Mayer’s response. I lean towards believing the phrase still carries useful meaning which is significantly different from ‘anarchy’.
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Scrum Meets CMMi
Excellent article from Dr. Dobbs Journal (Sept. 2007) on “Scrum Meets CMMi“, about the experiences of an SCM tool development company in Spain.
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Scrum on YouTube
check out Mike Vizdos’ post and the chickens-and-pigs video he and his son created!
