2016 Accomplishments and Agile Awards – Daniel Gullo “How can I make a difference so that I may bring peace to this world that I love and cherish so much?” – Gandhi This is the tagline for my Emails because it reminds me day by day to look for ways to advance the goal of […]
Vertically Slicing: Taking A Bite Of The Hamburger Natalie Warnert Lettuce (pun intended) imagine the layers of a burger as layers in our application development stack. Pretend we’re looking to add a product feature to change the content of an email after it has been sent to our customers. We have a UI layer that […]
Over-Prescribing Scrum Dave Gullo Unfortunately, the term “Interface” has a loaded meaning for software engineers because an Interface is a contract, a promise to implement certain methods and contain certain members. Scrum contains a set of guidelines represented in Ceremonies and Artifacts. The problem is that not only did I drink the “Scrum as an Interface Koolaid”, […]
Scrum is Hard and Disruptive Ken Schwaber Scrum is a framework for iterative, incremental development using cross-functional, self-managing teams. It is built on industry best practices, lean thinking, and empirical process control. Scrum is optimized for high yield product management and product development. Scrum is particularly appropriate for high risk, complex, large projects and can […]
Scrum Values: A Courage Crisis? Randy Hale The most disturbing pattern I’m seeing is the impediment where fundamental support is lacking from individuals in senior roles within companies. Notice that I did not refer to these individuals as ‘leaders’. This is very intentional. I recently heard an anecdote from a colleague detailing how a senior-level […]
Writing Effective User Stories Daniel James Gullo Listen to: Writing Effective User Stories This and many other topics are covered in my book: On sale NOW: Daniel Gullo Daniel has been a well-known and highly regarded servant of the Agile community for many years. His tireless dedication and effort has earned him the distinction of The […]
Organizational ADD Lance Dacy ADD/ADHD simply means that a person struggles in the following categories: Inattention: described as having a short attention span and being easily distracted. Hyperactivity: Excessive activity; uncontrollable urges to move around (motor driven) Impulsivity: Acting before thinking; having difficulty waiting or delaying gratification (translated as impatient). What I notice in organizations […]
Entrepreneurial Spirit Daniel James Gullo Listen to: Entrepreneurial Spirit This and many other topics are covered in my book: On sale NOW: Daniel Gullo Daniel has been a well-known and highly regarded servant of the Agile community for many years. His tireless dedication and effort has earned him the distinction of The Most Valuable Agile Professional […]
The Transformative Power of Communities Allison Pollard Joining a Local User Group My agile journey deepened when I became involved in the local DFW Scrum user group. I was a project manager in a small company and trying to bring in the agile practices I’d learned at Certified Scrum Master training. I was having mixed […]
Why Does Scrum Fail? Daniel James Gullo Listen to: Why Does Scrum Fail? This and many other questions are answered in my book: On sale NOW: Daniel Gullo Daniel has been a well-known and highly regarded servant of the Agile community for many years. His tireless dedication and effort has earned him the distinction […]