Long delays at Schiphol Airport
I spent over an hour in line, and walked 2 km, (in the snow, both ways) to get through airport security this morning.
What's the best way to find areas for agile improvement?
Don't be the hammer only looking for nails.
"Should we use story points for...?": The wrong question.
Getting a useful answer depends on knowing the right question to ask.
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Incremental software delivery makes deadlines (almost) meaningless
If you deliver value incrementally, you get scope cutting for free. With or without a deadline.
Tiny DevOps episode #42 Jac Hughes — All about Scrum, when you should (and shouldn't) use it, and how to get started
Agile coach and consultant Jac Hughes joins me to talk about his experience with Scrum, when it does and does not make sense, and how to get started with it, if you've made that decision.
Velocity, capacity, and unplanned work
Velocity usually includes unplanned work, which limits its usefulness for capacity planning and forecasting.
Two ways to approach a hard deadline in software
Can incremental software development work under a hard deadline?
The Theory of Constraints
Most processes are dominated by a single bottleneck. Focus your improvement efforts on that bottleneck for best results.
The "Why" Conversation
Next time you're facing an unclear feature or epic, ask: Why this? Why now? Why me?