Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Human Side of Agile

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Ian Brockbank

So you’ve studied all the Agile texts. You’ve read everything Tom and Mary Poppendieck have written about Lean Software. You’re estimating story points, working in iterations, standing up every day with pigs and chickens, continuously integrating…and yet you still don’t … Continue reading →

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How to enforce mediocrity

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Ian Brockbank

When I’m not running to work, I cycle. And I’m one of the fastest on the route. Other cyclists? I breeze past them – you’ve seen Sir Chris Hoy in the velodrome, you can picture it. (Fortunately he trains in … Continue reading →

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Are you heading forwards?

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Ian Brockbank

Yesterday I ran to work again. I must have tweaked something in the morning because my achilles was sore during the day, but I still had to run home.  So I was very careful as I ran. I tried to … Continue reading →

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Relay teamwork

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Ian Brockbank

So the men’s 4x100m relay final is about to be run, and once again the UK team aren’t there because we can’t get the baton round cleanly. I remember Athens in 2004 when we won.  The US had all the … Continue reading →

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Storycrafting

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Ian Brockbank

Are your stories effective? Can the developers pick them up and know immediately what to do (and more to the point, when they’re done)?  Or do your stories look like this: “Need to get electronic patient signatures” In “StoryCrafting: from … Continue reading →

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Something happened on the way to Agile

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Ian Brockbank

A couple of months after starting their Agile journey, most practitioners encounter the same challenges and concerns (you are not alone!) They have burning questions, but rarely do they have someone to ask. Gil Broza has compiled a mini-program in … Continue reading →

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