October seems to be the time of year for agile and lean events in London. Unfortunately, the two most interesting clash with one another! Lean Kanban UK is shaping up to be a cracking event. Speakers include David J. Anderson, Zsolt Fabok, Mike Burrows, Andy Carmichael, Jim Benson, Håkan Forss, Liz… Read More »Upcoming events
Sakichi Toyoda (of Toyota fame) developed a problem-solving method that will sound familiar to parents: repeatedly asking “why?”. However, unlike most kids, Toyoda believed that asking ‘why?’ five times led to an understanding of the problem and a solution. People often try to solve problems by addressing causes presented to… Read More »More than the 5 whys?
How different is an agile coach from a ScrumMaster? Are they interchangeable? Is a ScrumMaster always a coach, and a coach always a ScrumMaster (assuming you’re using Scrum)? These were just a few of the questions that were raised at this week’s LADG when we met to discuss “how to… Read More »What is an agile coach?
“Agile AND a beach party? Sounds like my kind of thing” was my response when a colleague asked me if I was interested in going to Agile on the Beach 2013. And it didn’t disappoint. Nearly 200 people converged on the university at Falmouth, UK, for 2 days of… Read More »Agile on the Beach
Most people agree that splitting stories into manageable sizes makes sense: stories should be small enough to be achievable within an iteration, but big enough to deliver something valuable in their own right. (For more on the content of user stories, see this previous post). But HOW should you split… Read More »Slicing stories vertically
On Friday 6 September 2013, I delivered “Kanban Style: a story about how THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP has used Kanban” at Agile on the Beach in Falmouth. I would really value your feedback on how it went. Please fill in the questionnaire below: Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey ,… Read More »How NAP uses Kanban
What do you do if you have a Product Owner who is absent? I’m not talking about a PO who is too busy to spend time with the team or on holiday; I’m talking about when you have no PO because s/he has left the company/on long-term sick/etc. The obvious… Read More »How to deal with an absent Product Owner
I’m happy. NAP agile 2013 went without a hitch. 54 guests drank, ate and discussed the evening away in Net-A-Porter’s beautiful offices – discussing everything from Scrum boards to using agile at an enterprise level. Our aim was to get agile practitioners along to discuss a variety of subjects; not… Read More »#NAPagile2013
Before you continue reading, can you give a definition of technical debt? You might want to write it down. I planned to facilitate the LADG session in 3 stages: Agree a definition of technical debt Agree aspects that are included/excluded from technical debt (for example, legacy code included; new features… Read More »Technical Debt
Do you fancy discussing key agile topics with like-minded agilists in NET-A-PORTER’s beautiful London offices? Well, now you have the chance. On the evening of Wednesday 14th August, the luxury fashion company is opening its doors to 70 agile practitioners to discuss topics such as splitting user stories, testing, cross-functional… Read More »NAP Agile 2013
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