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Over the years I have gravitated towards the idea that work entry issues are the single clearest indicator of problems in an organization. My first job after getting my Bachelors’s... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 623 features my interview with Christian “Dr. Lambda” Clausen, author of Five Lines of Code from Manning Publications. Dr. Lambda delivers advice on why refactoring... Read More
Cue the eerie sound effects from low budget science fiction movies that signal time travel. After publishing our re-read of Chapter 19 last week, Steve Tendon sent me a message,... Read More
One of the classic issues that pop up when teams chronically don’t complete work they say they will, in the time they say they will is that they are taking... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 622 features my interview with Brian Gill, CEO at Gillware. Brian is a serial entrepreneur in the software and cyber world. We discussed the... Read More
This week we tackle Chapter 19 of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron’s Tame your Work Flow. Chapter 19 combines many of the moving parts from the previous chapters into a... Read More
If you have not gathered, I am passionately invested in a code of ethics for Agile Coaches. A CoE is important for a wide range of reasons, but most importantly... Read More
One of the topics suggested by the audience was addressing the problem of stories not completing during a sprint during a panel discussion in which I participated. The majority of... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 features our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. Agile is practiced in nearly every culture. Each culture has its... Read More
An Agile Coach’s Code of Ethics (ACCoE) will have a broad set of implications Some of those implications will deliver tactical impact while others will have a more systemic effect.... Read More
