Posts Tagged: Lean
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,
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
Feeling the theory of constraints
I’m often so focused on trying to do things right, that it feels like I’m driving a car at 200 km/h. Sure, things go fast and I’m really paying attention to the road ahead, but I’m missing out on all
Feeling the theory of constraints
I’m often so focused on trying to do things right, that it feels like I’m driving a car at 200 km/h. Sure, things go fast and I’m really paying attention to the road ahead, but I’m missing out on all
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Confessions of an ALE2011 attendee
Last week I went to Berlin for the very first Agile Lean Europe conference. ALE2011 was one of the many ideas that originated during the World Café session hosted by Jurgen Appelo during XP2011 in Madrid. As I’m a lazy fellow, I
Confessions of an ALE2011 attendee
Last week I went to Berlin for the very first Agile Lean Europe conference. ALE2011 was one of the many ideas that originated during the World Café session hosted by Jurgen Appelo during XP2011 in Madrid. As I’m a lazy fellow, I
Kanban for Dishwashers
(image by Peter & Francesca) No, this is not a blog post title just to attract your attention. I’m truly going to explain how the ideas behind Kanban helped us doing the dishes more efficiently during our camping trip
Kanban for Dishwashers
(image by Peter & Francesca) No, this is not a blog post title just to attract your attention. I’m truly going to explain how the ideas behind Kanban helped us doing the dishes more efficiently during our camping trip
5 arguments against Kanban
(image by Saltatempo) When you’re thinking about using Kanban to manage your value flow, you will hear some tough arguments against it. This is normal and not related to Kanban, it happens with every change initiative. I’ve compiled a list of
5 arguments against Kanban
(image by Saltatempo) When you’re thinking about using Kanban to manage your value flow, you will hear some tough arguments against it. This is normal and not related to Kanban, it happens with every change initiative. I’ve compiled a list of
Your management doesn’t care about speed!
That’s right, I’ve said it. Your management doesn’t care about development speed. Wait a minute! Didn’t they try to push our limits all these years? Trying to get us to do more work in less time? True, but let’s take
Your management doesn’t care about speed!
That’s right, I’ve said it. Your management doesn’t care about development speed. Wait a minute! Didn’t they try to push our limits all these years? Trying to get us to do more work in less time? True, but let’s take
Brand new: Agile Belgium Drinkups
What’s up with the Agile Belgium community? That was the question me, Xavier Quesada Allue and Marc Lainez asked ourselves at XP2011 in Madrid. It has been awful quiet lately. Yes, we do have Agile Open once a year. And XPDays
Brand new: Agile Belgium Drinkups
What’s up with the Agile Belgium community? That was the question me, Xavier Quesada Allue and Marc Lainez asked ourselves at XP2011 in Madrid. It has been awful quiet lately. Yes, we do have Agile Open once a year. And XPDays
Conference season madness
It is conference season again, lot’s of exciting places to visit, sessions to attend and people to meet! So many options, so little time & budget. Madness, I tell you! Let me share my list of favourites with you: Agile
Conference season madness
It is conference season again, lot’s of exciting places to visit, sessions to attend and people to meet! So many options, so little time & budget. Madness, I tell you! Let me share my list of favourites with you: Agile
