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Re-Read Saturday Why Limit WIP Week 11, Chapter 10 Learning

The bottom line to chapter 10 of Why Limit WIP: We Are Drowning In Work is simple (assuming you have been re-reading along); too much WIP interferes with learning. Without... Read More

Agile and Lean Basics: Flow

Flow is one of the most used words in agile and lean (and there are a lot of overused words in the field). Even though the word is used by... Read More

Re-Read Saturday Why Limit WIP Week 10, Chapter 9 – Communications

As a coach, I spend a lot of time helping people communicate. Having been involved in helping teams and teams of teams get stuff done I am amazed at the... Read More

Pick The Next Book In Re-Read Saturday Feature

I have compiled quite a list of books to choose from to kick off year 7 of Re-read Saturday.  There are a number of classics that I have well-thumbed copies... Read More

Re-Read Saturday Why Limit WIP Week 9, Chapter 8, Awareness

This week’s chapter of   Why Limit WIP: We Are Drowning In Work opens with a quote from The Dalai Lama linking effective self-discipline with awareness of consequences. The chapter,... Read More

Suggestions For The Next Re-read

On June 18th, 2016 I started the Re-read Saturday feature on the Software Process and Measurement Blog. On that Saturday we began re-reading Extreme Programming Explained.  Nearly eight years later,... Read More