Agile buzz. Various agile related posts. Kind of uncategorized.
UPDATED: January 29, 2024 Recently, I stumbled upon a blind spot in knowledge within one organization — industry reports. To my surprise, not everyone seems to be aware of their existence. Even seasoned practitioners like you may discover a report they weren’t previously aware of. In this article, I aim Read more…
Introduction Agile development has transformed the way we approach software development and project management. Emphasizing flexibility, continuous improvement, and customer collaboration, Agile came into being in response to dissatisfaction with the linear and rigid waterfall method prevalent in the 1990s. Agile was formalized with the Agile Manifesto in 2001, and Read more…
The Tuckman model, also known as Tuckman’s stages of group development, is a model that describes the stages of group development and dynamics over time. It was created by Bruce Tuckman in 1965 (original article called “Developmental Sequence in Small Groups”, if you wish to read it, you could get Read more…
What is a case study..? Basically, it is a story. Story of a project, or of a company, or of some change initiative, maybe even about a transformation… Like most of the stories, it is quite interesting what happened and how… For me personally, cases are nice and pleasent reading, Read more…
This article provides a simple strategy for handling defects in a Scrum environment. Originally published on InfoQ in May 2016. Enjoy your reading.
Interview by Ben Linders with me on InfoQ on trends in Agile adoption in Eastern Europe. Sneak preview: the gap in agile adoption between Eastern Europe and North America and Western Europe is becoming smaller. Scrum is the most widespread framework, Kanban adoption is growing, and SAFe, LeSS, and DAD Read more…
This article presents a compiled list of great, reliable, validated podcasts about Agile Software development. Originally posted at InfoQ on January 2013. Enjoy your reading.
It is an article about a simple, lightweight technique that makes the sizing process a little easier in the daily life of a Scrum team. Using story points may be challenging, but this tool makes it much easier. Originally published at Scrum Alliance on January 2013 (but because of multiple Read more…
I’ve already explained, why as a company, during the hiring process, it is not worthwhile to consider the vast majority of entry-level Agile certifications. Hopefully, over time, most companies are going to listen to my advice;-)So, after that, does it mean that as an individual you should avoid certification classes..? Read more…
I’ll start my post by butting the bottom line up-front: the vast majority of certifications related to Agile software development are useless and, as a general trend, might be harmful. Before explaining my point, I should admit, that I uphold 20+ different certificates in this field. You can read more Read more…