Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Client: ‘They aren’t actioning my request!’ Jim: ‘When did you ask them for it?’ Client: ‘Let me think… I raised a ticket in Jira a week or so ago and nothing has happened.’ That was an actual conversation we had with a client… Read More »Core value of Agile #1
Our new YouTube series (and accompanying podcast) is focused on the fundamentals of Agile … so we’ve named it AGILE FUNDAMENTALS & BEYOND. We will be asking the questions that everybody who is starting with Agile wants answered. The first episode asks “Is Agile the same as Scrum?” and features… Read More »Is Agile the same as Scrum?
“If Scrum is so simple, why is it so hard to apply?” said my client. For me the answer is clear. It’s not Scrum that’s hard to apply, after all as my client stated, it’s actually very simple. No, it’s the bits that the Scrum framework doesn’t prescribe that are… Read More »Scrum – What am I Missing?
As a community, we spend a lot of time debating the practicalities of Agile thinking. What makes a good retrospective? Should we run 2 or 3 week Sprints? What questions should we ask at the stand up? These are all great things to discuss, but if we agree that Agile… Read More »Culture and Behaviour
This week’s blog post is based on a chapter from our book, Scrum 101: the most frequently asked questions about Agile with Scrum, which is available to buy for £9.90. There are twelve principles behind the Agile Manifesto (Beck et al., 2001). Here they are with an example of why they might be beneficial.… Read More »What are the 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto?
This week’s blog post is based on a chapter from our book, Scrum 101: the most frequently asked questions about Agile with Scrum, which is available to buy for £9.90. The Agile Manifesto (Beck et al., 2001) says: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do… Read More »What are the Agile Manifesto’s 4 core values?
This week’s blog post is based on a chapter from our book, Scrum 101: the most frequently asked questions about Agile with Scrum, which is available to buy for $12.60. Agile is the underlying values and principles that Scrum lives by as documented in the Agile Manifesto (Beck et al., 2001). You cannot… Read More »Is Scrum the same as Agile?
This week’s blog post is based on a chapter from our book, Scrum 101: the most frequently asked questions about Agile with Scrum, which is available to buy for £9.90. In 2001, a group of seventeen software specialists met in a ski resort in Utah, USA. They came from a variety of backgrounds… Read More »What is the Agile Manifesto?
Turbine is a recently published “methodology” that outlines a vision for the continuous delivery of business value driven software iterations. The creators of Turbine; Marco Tedone and John Ferguson Smart, have put together a manifesto and a supporting structure for how a Turbine style delivery environment can be achieved, consisting of environment conditions… Read More »Turbine – In Brief
I’m sure you know how the Agile Manifesto came into existence. 17 men met in a ski resort in 2001 and, although they had different approaches to software development, they all shared certain beliefs. They formed the Manifesto that comprises four core values and 12 principles. But did you know… Read More »What is Crystal Clear?
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