Getting Agile

One of the 7 main principles in Lean Software Development is “Build Integiry In”. “Integrity” is defined as “free from flaw, defect, and decay”. Although there are many ways to build integrity into our products I wanted to suggest how Scrum and XP practices can assist in achieving this goal.

Free from “flaw”: In [...]

I am sure there are going to be some people who think it is crazy but my wife and I have implemented Scrum for our home improvement needs. We do not have enough data to know if it is working yet to help with our home improvement delivery but it has already allowed us [...]

A comment came recently on one of my posts from someone who I respect greatly, Konstantin Ignatyav:
Do not you think that Architects actually have different reading of YAGNI: You Are Gonna Need It?
Architecture is about making solid foundation that will withstand time and carry the entire building along with unanticipated enhancements and additions. But Agile [...]

Today was an exciting day for me. Two people that I have great respect for, Esther Derby and Diana Larsen, are conducting conflict negotiation training for a group of us at SolutionsIQ. If you do not know about Esther and Diana, they have just released a great book called Agile Retrospectives: Making Good [...]

Over the past year I have been working with some great folks at SolutionsIQ. Before taking this job it was apparent to me that the Scrum and Agile movement is where I felt most comfortable. Applying the values and principles along with the Scrum framework and XP practices I have seen an increase [...]