Agile

Agile has taken the world by storm, but like any other storm, it takes a while to reach everyone. Not everyone on Earth knows how scrum works yet, or how its prescribed roles function. In an article for InfoWorld, Isaac Sacolick provides a helpful overview of what constitutes the scrum master role. What Scrum Means to You Scrum is the most popular implementation of the agile philosophy, and a scrum team consists of a product …

I recall that during an agency meeting conducted to plan the kick-off for a new project, I recommended that the project be done using an agile approach. Although some in the meeting were interested, the key project sponsors were not willing to risk departing from an established and familiar project planning methodology that was in place. It is often true that state government administration offices develop, recommend, and in some cases enforce the use of …

Okay Agilists, it’s time for the final judgment on good enough code. You think you can just skim by with your iterative out-the-door approach to delivering program architecture? Well, maybe you can. As Jason Bloomberg writes in a DevX.com blog, ther

This one is for Jen! “In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” -Carl Jung During a round table phone conference of agilists that I participated in recently, a questions was asked by the moderator, “At what point is the maximu

If you are skeptical about adopting Scrum, it may be time to give it another look. That’s what Harwinder of DeepFriedBrainProject.com did. Originally a skeptic, the blogger gave Scrum a second chance and came up with his version of the pros and cons

Just when you think estimating can’t get any harder, it’s time for the software estimate. The dreaded software estimate has remained largely unchanged in the last few decades, mostly because it’s so complex that only the software creator can touch i

M.C. Esher once said, “Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.” Brian Lucas believes this is the key behind successful brainstorming, and thus the key to innovation. Since no business can survive without innovation, the crazie