Agile Principles —1 min read
When did you last throw away unmerged work?

The last time you deleted or closed some unfinished work, what lead to that situation?

Agile Principles —2 min read
"Wasted" effort

No amount of design is sufficient without exposing the feature to real life users.

Agile Principles —1 min read
How do you keep Devs, QAs and Testers constantly busy?

I understand where this question comes from. But it's the wrong question.

Agile Principles —1 min read
The 2024 State of DevOps Surve is open

Be represented in the upcoming State of DevOps report

Agile Principles —2 min read
Ask 10 people, get 15 answers

Ask 10 people what "Agile" or "DevOps" means, and you'll get 15 answers. The terms have essentially become meaningless.

Agile Principles —1 min read
The struggles of building the right thing

Surprises about what to build are the rule, not the exception.

Agile Principles —1 min read
My preferred "Agile framework" for a new team

Work closely with the users of the software, and establish tight feedback loops. No framework necessary.

Agile Principles —40 min listen
Writing Go and doin' DevOps on Backend Banter

Listen as I discuss Go, DevOps, and more, with Lane Wagner on the Backend Banter podcast.

Agile Principles —2 min read
Buy outcomes

When we buy outcomes, rather than inputs or outputs, we align the supplier's desires with our own

Agile Principles —1 min read
Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM

If this claim is true, there are only two possible explanations. Neither one is very convincing.

Agile Principles —1 min read
Who is responsible for preventing scope creep?

The question assumes that scope creep is something to be managed and/or prevented.