This might get a bit ranty Being British, I should love queues. Adore them. Lovely organisation and British fairness all in one single-file line of…
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This might get a bit ranty Being British, I should love queues. Adore them. Lovely organisation and British fairness all in one single-file line of…
Continue reading The Curse of the Queue
1 CommentWhen moving from waterfall to scrum, a common question occurs – where do we map our traditional roles? What do we do with our BA, QA,…
Continue reading Product Owner Vs Scrum Master: Dawn of Justice
Leave a CommentLet’s talk about a subject that can be divisive. Throwaway work. There are many guidelines which can help us to decide whether a piece of…
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Leave a CommentMost people who have had some experience of Agile will be familiar with daily stand-up or scrum meetings. These meetings have a number of generally accepted practices including…
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2 CommentsHere is part two of my series on applying sporting management techniques in the Agile world. This time it is the turn of Clive Woodward…
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Leave a CommentThis is the first of two posts that looks at a sport management idea and attempts to apply it to agile working practices. Never let it be…
Continue reading “T-Shaped” vs “I-Shaped” People – Fielding is an Attitude
Leave a CommentEstimating Costs vs Benefits There has been much talk about “business value” and “business impact” in my world recently. In my experience, the cost part…
Continue reading Value Points: Estimating Business Value
Leave a CommentMost people working with scrum will probably know that the name has been adopted from the magnificent sport of rugby. I suspect that this is an…
Continue reading “A Stiff Arm to the Face”: Which other rugby terms can we pinch for Scrum?
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