Category Archives: Scrum
Boring retrospectives – part 9 : Vision Poker
In one of my previous blog posts, I introduced the concept of vision based retrospectives. By using a vision of the ideal state of your team/company/family/… it is easier to weigh improvement suggestions. Which one get us closer to the
Boring retrospectives – part 9 : Vision Poker
In one of my previous blog posts, I introduced the concept of vision based retrospectives. By using a vision of the ideal state of your team/company/family/… it is easier to weigh improvement suggestions. Which one get us closer to the
Agile performance reporting – part 3: Cost control
This blog post is the third one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. 3. Cost control The third controlling process of PMBOK is cost control. It’s goal is to control the changes that influence the cost baseline. There are 4
Agile performance reporting – part 3: Cost control
This blog post is the third one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. 3. Cost control The third controlling process of PMBOK is cost control. It’s goal is to control the changes that influence the cost baseline. There are 4
Agile performance reporting – part 2: Schedule control
This blog post is the second one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. You can read the first one here. 2. Schedule control The second controlling process of PMBOK is schedule control, which goal is to assess the current status
Agile performance reporting – part 2: Schedule control
This blog post is the second one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. You can read the first one here. 2. Schedule control The second controlling process of PMBOK is schedule control, which goal is to assess the current status
Agile performance reporting – part 1: Scope change control
Many people think that you can’t benefit from agile if the rest of the organization hasn’t changed. That is only true to a small degree, much less than you would think. In essence, the only organizational change that is a
Agile performance reporting – part 1: Scope change control
Many people think that you can’t benefit from agile if the rest of the organization hasn’t changed. That is only true to a small degree, much less than you would think. In essence, the only organizational change that is a
Vision based retrospectives – avoiding conflicting improvements
As most of you know, I’m quite fond of continuous improvement. I guess it’s the whole idea of admitting that you can’t predict the future. And therefore, if we wish to grow, we must learn and adjust instead of trying
Vision based retrospectives – avoiding conflicting improvements
As most of you know, I’m quite fond of continuous improvement. I guess it’s the whole idea of admitting that you can’t predict the future. And therefore, if we wish to grow, we must learn and adjust instead of trying
Boring retrospectives – part 8 : fishbowl
During the Mini XP Days conference, Rini Van Solingen interviewed me on the fishbowl exercise. This is a great exercise to use in retrospectives when your team is divided and needs to understand the different opinions without lapsing into hour-long
Boring retrospectives – part 8 : fishbowl
During the Mini XP Days conference, Rini Van Solingen interviewed me on the fishbowl exercise. This is a great exercise to use in retrospectives when your team is divided and needs to understand the different opinions without lapsing into hour-long
Forget about poker planning
Explaining agile estimating and planning is the hardest part when teaching a class. That’s because people freak out when they hear about story points and relative estimations. Why wouldn’t they? If you’ve ever done a project before in your life,
Forget about poker planning
Explaining agile estimating and planning is the hardest part when teaching a class. That’s because people freak out when they hear about story points and relative estimations. Why wouldn’t they? If you’ve ever done a project before in your life,
Boring retrospectives – part 7 : Role swapping
People picture themselves doing your job, and I bet you do the same. If I were a tester on this project, I would do things differently. In many cases, you even have ideas to do the job better. Whether or
Boring retrospectives – part 7 : Role swapping
People picture themselves doing your job, and I bet you do the same. If I were a tester on this project, I would do things differently. In many cases, you even have ideas to do the job better. Whether or
