There’s no right way to do Agile but there are plenty of wrong ones. Chet Rong, the world’s worst Agile Coach (via Atlassian) offers some examples of the wrong way to do Agile that never cease to give me some chuckles (follow him on Twitter) . The main focus in adopting Agile for an organization… Continue reading Do Agile Right
Category: Agile
The Importance of Done
A team I have been working with recently has reached a milestone. When I first started working with this team, most work would get to “development complete” but would linger in QA for multiple sprints or would not pass Product Owner approval so the work never got to “done.” This particular team had experienced a… Continue reading The Importance of Done
Don’t Be a Jerk
From 2008 to 2010, I had the unique experience of working overseas in Sweden. It was a fantastic opportunity, and I learned a lot about how cultural norms can differ. Workplace norms are not the same everywhere in the world – and this was surprising to me. I had assumed that working in IT would… Continue reading Don’t Be a Jerk
Fail Early
On the subject of fail early – I had a great lesson in this in the fall of 2013. I went to a shooting range for a social event. I participated in 3 rounds at three different locations. It was the first time I had ever held a gun let alone shot one, and I… Continue reading Fail Early