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Integrating Agile: September 2012
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Fail Fast, Fail Often, Fail Cheap. I’m working my way through a thought-provoking book – Know What You Don't Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen,. By Michael Roberto. The main focus is on how business schools do a terrific job at training MBAs how to solve problems, but do little to help them find. Those problems in the first place. The book identifies ways to find the small problems that may become bigger if left untouched. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Integrating Agile: October 2013
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Happy Ada Lovelace Day! In commemoration of one of the first women in computational science, I want to celebrate the women I know who are in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). I thought I'd write about one woman who has inspired me, but - wonderful problem! There are so many who have inspired through the years that I can't decide on just one. So here's to the many women who inspire and guide me:. My adopted mom, a nurse of amazing precision. Jira and Agile : Usi...
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Integrating Agile: January 2013
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Friday, January 25, 2013. Baby steps to BIG CHANGE. Transitioning to agile practices can be extremely difficult for an organization. It’s a BIG CHANGE. I’ve spent many hours contemplating how to split the BIG CHANGE. Into smaller pieces of change, very much like the process of reducing epics into manageable user stories, and then into tasks. For example, how do you take baby steps from (original state) to (desired state)? What baby steps get you to the state you want? Friday, January 11, 2013. If you spe...
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Integrating Agile: April 2013
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Friday, April 5, 2013. Downstream WIP Limits – Another cooking analogy. I made a rather extensive Sunday brunch a while ago for the family, with a couple of new recipes that I prepared the day before– sweet rolls and a spinach and almond pie (think soufflé in a crust). Both turned out great, but in my “retrospective” after spending the day cooking, I realized I had missed something. This story illustrates the reasons why lean processes seek to reduce the 3 M’s – muri. Waste), and mura. This is similar to...
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Integrating Agile: August 2012
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Thursday, August 16, 2012. But, the team needs to know how to manage itself as well. How do tasks get doled out? What happens when a team member is consistently late to stand-up? How do architectural decisions get made? Agile teams can take a page from the Boy Scouts – be prepared. Take a little time to explore some “what ifs” and create an agreements document – essentially a working document identifying what to do in specific situations. An agreements document is an excellent tool for two reasons:.
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Integrating Agile: June 2014
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Agile and Business – Leading at a Higher Level. I have been re-reading Leading at a Higher Level. The triple bottom line. Most executives and business leaders understand their organization’s bottom line. Blanchard, however, extends that concept and talks of the triple bottom line. Rather than simply making money for the company’s investors, the organization needs to focus on being t he provider of choice, the employer of choice, and the investment of choice. Blanchard labels the...
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Integrating Agile: July 2014
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Thursday, July 17, 2014. Perfect is the Enemy. I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase before. I’ve been experiencing this over the last month. A potential client wants everything to be just right. Before starting an agile project – the right people, the right timing (working around multiple vacations), and the right scheduling (have you ever tried to schedule executive assessments one week out? It’s hard to get everything set up PERFECTLY before you start an agile project, or any project for that matter.
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Integrating Agile: September 2014
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Thursday, September 25, 2014. Lessons from the Secretary. I had the opportunity to attend the Korbel Dinner. Indeed, there were three points that I could modify to manage a small team of IT professionals, rather than ambassadors and other international mediators. It’s very important to understand the complexities and connections when trying to resolve an issue. If one area becomes simpler, chances are another will be more complex. Where do you want the trade-off? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Demystifying ...
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Integrating Agile: June 2013
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Friday, June 21, 2013. Stories, poker, and funny money. Have you ever noticed that, along with big visible charts and frequent communications, agile teams tend to HAVE FUN? Playfulness and creativity go hand in hand with productivity and motivation. So of course there are lots of activities within the agile world that aren’t boring, run-of-the-mill meetings and stodgy workdays. Planning poker – How many of you get to say that you play poker at work? The next time your team of product owners and/or stakeh...
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Integrating Agile: February 2013
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Monday, February 11, 2013. Slack Time and Connections. I had a great weekend. A lot of things happened, but not the things I'd expect. I reconnected with a dear friend - just a chance meeting - and through our discussions came to possible solutions for three small issues that had been scuffling along the edges of my consciousness for a few months. We didn't mean to solve these problems when we started chatting. They truly just came. My take-away from this? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Top 10 Secrets of Ag...
