When is Done, Done? ⏲
27 Aug 2020
You’re probably noticing my emails are a bit different. I’m trying out a new provider. Let me know what you think about the new experience!
Posts tagged: agile
How I Cut Development Time to 1/3rd
27 Aug 2020
A familiar reprieve from many consultants, agilists, and others is, “There are no silver bullets.” I’m going to describe the closest thing I know of as one, and it is also the most controversial thing I bring to my clients.
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Running the Name Game
26 Jun 2020
The other day someone was asking for an activity to help experience what happens with smaller batch sizes. He might also have said limiting work-in-process, but I do have a small activity that I do to help people experience the impact of limiting how many things people take on at once.
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Top Reasons to Try Pair-Programming
23 Mar 2020
I started pair-programming years ago, and it has become a huge part of how I code and work with others ever since. Yet, when I go to clients, the very thought of pair-programming or pairing up is met with lots of different objections. They range from things taking longer, or that it is a waste of a senior person’s time, to paying twice as much for half the work. Those are the objections, but what are my main reasons for advocating for it?
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Strategy and Tactics
03 Feb 2020
There is a funny thing that happens when consultants are around each other. They keep using big important words. One such set of words that get thrown around a lot is strategy and tactics.
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Mechanics and Alchemists
05 Nov 2019
Today is the first day of Lean Agile KC 2019, and the opening keynote was from Esther Derby. Her talk was about change, and how it works in an organization as opposed to how it is often treated like a machine.