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Why is Agile adoption fraught with danger?

Why is Agile adoption fraught with danger? Or more specifically, why does Agile seem to get a poor name in the larger corporations? Well I have been privy to a number of Agile methodology proposal forms, for the large bank … Continue reading

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The power of the phone camera

The power of the phone camera Whats the quickest way of recording data? Write it down? Take a recording? A printout of a whiteboard? (We’ve all seen those, and if you haven’t they look poor at best). This is where … Continue reading

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Agile Requirements by Collaboration

I recently attended the “Agile Requirements by Collaboration” presentation at Skills Matter lead by Ellen Gottesdiener from EBG Consulting. Here are some of the main points I got from it. Ellen described how collaboration needs to happen on several different … Continue reading

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Cappuccino

Lots of literature on the Internet about cappuccino.  When I say cappuccino I am not talking about that powered frothy stuff that you get out of a packet that puts a bubbly colloid on the top of some boiled water … Continue reading

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Agile Estimation and Planning

Went to Martine Devos’ seminar on Agile Estimation and Planning last night and as always she was excellent. For me it was not that the subject matter was new because I had heard it previously when she took us through … Continue reading

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Agile, is it just a set of rules? part 2.., a tale of Yorkshire Puddings..

“So Rob” you say… “if its not a set of rules, then where do the rule come in?” “Ah ha” – I respond, well the rules come in at the beginning….  Check out the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition).  … Continue reading

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Agile, is it just a set of rules? Part 1 the danger of the rulebook

Part of being an Agile coach is that persuasion and communication is key. But is it as simple as a set of rules? Well….. no. You could argue it is by saying, Agile is having: Stand ups at 9.45 am … Continue reading

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Agile Decisions…

When I became “Agile” the first thing that changed about how I approached my software development was my daily decision making.  Rather than following a set of rules or going on an “Agile” course or directly following a book I … Continue reading

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