We worked recently with a client who wanted to apply agile principles and practices to their help desk and networking […]
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Gantt Charts for Agile? By David Bulkin
Gantt Charts are commonly used to visually represent dependencies and progress against milestones and activities. They are often viewed as […]
Outcomes = Testable Goals By David Bulkin
This post fleshes out one aspect of my recent post on a requirements breakdown structure, giving examples of how to […]
Self Organization Rules!
The concept of self organization for agile teams is frequently discussed, with one excellent take being this from my colleague […]
Agile Requirements Breakdown Structure by David Bulkin
In agile when we talk about requirements, we often talk about epics, features and user stories. But, do we really […]
Agile in the DOD By Roland Cuellar
I recently went to a presentation by Don Johnson, Advisor to the Defense Sciences Task Force on Acquisition of Information […]
Don’t Forget the Storming
Our good friend and agile champion, Sean Buck, recently wrote an outstanding article on the ‘storming’ phase of team maturation. […]
Is it Groundhog Day? Thoughts on Self Organization, Self-Discipline & Light Touch Leadership By Sanjiv Augustine
In the movie, Groundhog Day, the central theme revolves around the protagonist reliving February 2 over and over again. In […]
The Agile Word Association Game By David Bulkin
# Term Possible Association 1 ATDD Bad 2 Backlog Coordinate 3 Daily Standup / Daily Scrum Design 4 Product Owner […]
Death by Team Room, or Teamroom-A-Cide By David Bulkin
Agile teams are often co-located with all team members sitting in one physical room. The rooms are often spacious, with […]
