Nowadays everyone is agile. Or at least they say. Most organisations use Scrum. Or they claim to do it, while still doing waterfall. But why is the industry so focused on Scrum? What happened to eXtreme Programming? Why did we loose the XP practices? Are they too extreme? The first agile methodology I heard of… Continue reading Why did we lose the XP Practices?
Tag: Scrum
Why did the Respect for Tech Skills get Lost?
Technical skills is the core of any development project. In the end it is the skilled programmers that write the code that forms the product. Everything else is just support to ensure the coders develop the right features in the right order. But somehow management tend to look at the developers as the lowest level… Continue reading Why did the Respect for Tech Skills get Lost?
Introductory Reading on Agile Requirements
I was recently asked about some introductory reading on agile requirements and working with agile at scale. This is the list of books, blog posts and a video I came up with. An absolutely fantastic 15 minute overview of the product owner role in scrum. (over 125.000 views for a film of scrum!) by Henrik… Continue reading Introductory Reading on Agile Requirements
Scrum – What’s in it for me, the Developer?
What does a developer gain by embracing Scrum? I’m a strong believer of Scrum, but some time ago, I got my beliefs questioned. That is always good because it forces one to think them over again and reason about why one believe in certain things. It was not until several months later that I realised… Continue reading Scrum – What’s in it for me, the Developer?
By the Book Agile is no Longer Agile
A friend of mine told me about an organisation in trouble: They were too firmly attached to their processes to improve when needed. The strict process that was followed? Agile (Scrum to be specific). I’m sorry if I just caused some of you to swallow your coffee down the wrong pipe, but it’s true: Using… Continue reading By the Book Agile is no Longer Agile