Agile
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In defence of hierarchy
Hierarchy, it is one of those topics which provokes a reaction. There are many in the agile community who believe…
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Plan less, do more
“Planning has rapidly diminishing returns: plan less, do more, learn more, redesign governance to kill early and often.” Happy new…
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Minimal measures for minimal stability in a complex world (that will help you optimize your Scrum)
Scrum, in its more general definition, is a simple framework to help us address complex challenges. Product development is the…
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Release Planning Advice
Release planning is an important task for product people working with agile teams: It ensures that the product is moving…
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Create Feedback Loops (Agile Approaches) for Hardware Products
In Costs of an Agile Approach for Hardware Products, I suggested that an iteration-based approach for hardware was too expensive.…
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Costs of an Agile Approach for Hardware Products
I had a conversation with a hardware engineer whose organization got the mandate, “Go agile or bust!” They’re attempting to…
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The Creation Experience Does Not Mirror a User’s Product Experience
I wrote about how I felt about milestones after achieving a significant milestone last week (How Do You Feel When…
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Component Teams Create Coupling in Products and Organizations
Many of my clients feel stuck with their component teams. They feel they must implement across the architecture, not through it.…
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Complexity Accidental vs Essential
Today it is hard to find team or organization that is not following agile but building software has not become…
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