Agile Manifesto

Core value of Agile #1

by David Lowe
September 10, 2020September 10, 2020
4 min read

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

Is Agile the same as Scrum?

by David Lowe
August 4, 2020August 4, 2020
1 min read

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?

Scrum – What am I Missing?

by James Wyllie
September 26, 2017July 22, 2023
2 min read

“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?

Culture and Behaviour

by James Wyllie
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July 10, 2017July 15, 2022
3 min read

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

What are the 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto?

by James Wyllie
June 28, 2017October 25, 2017
4 min read

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?

What are the Agile Manifesto’s 4 core values?

by James Wyllie
March 22, 2017October 25, 2017
2 min read

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?

Is Scrum the same as Agile?

by James Wyllie
February 10, 2017February 10, 2017
1 min read

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?

What is the Agile Manifesto?

by James Wyllie
January 3, 2017October 25, 2017
1 min read

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 – In Brief

by James Wyllie
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May 16, 2016May 15, 2016
3 min read

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

What is Crystal Clear?

by David Lowe
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April 25, 2016July 15, 2022
6 min read

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?