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I Asked How Do You Define Agile

If you ask the question what is agile in polite company you get a wide range of answers. I know because I have asked that question in polite and less... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 4, Chapter 3: Introducing The Flow Framework

One of the most influential books in my career was Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister. One concept in the book was the concept of flow state, being fully... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 3, Chapter 2 From Project to Product

In Chapter 1, The Age of Software, Kersten established that we were at or just past a turning point; those that do not embrace change will face grave difficulties surviving... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, The Age of Software

Chapter 1 begins Part 1 of Project to Product (there are 3 parts to the book). This part of the book introduces the Flow Framework, the core of the book. ... Read More

Addressing Transactive Memory Risks On Agile Teams

If we agree that transactive memory is a common feature of teams’ institutional memory and accept the benefits, then we must address the risks. That should not be a major... Read More

Transactive Memory and Agile: An Overview 

I spend a lot of time studying individuals and teams in a quest to help them learn how to deliver more value. One of the most common failure scenarios I... Read More

Re-Read Saturday, Project to Product, Week 1, Foreword and Introduction

This week we begin our re-read of Mik Kersten’s Project to Product. I am reading from my Kindle version published by IT Revolution (buy a copy). Today we are tackling... Read More

The Re-Readers Have Spoken

When I started writing this blog entry I tried to remember all of the books that we have re-read (or read for the first time) on a weekly basis.  I... Read More

Summer Hiatus Part 2

New content is nearly here!  The Software Process and Measurement Cast and Blog’s summer hiatus is drawing to a close.  There is still time to help pick the next Re-read... Read More

Summer Hiatus Post

Picking the next Re-read Saturday Book.  Steve Adams once told me that he was much more engaged in the re-read when he had a say in which book was chosen.... Read More