A team in trouble would probably say that they would very much welcome expert help – but would they really? Are they ready to face the brutal facts of the state of the project? An important part of the psychology behind forming a team is the distinction between “we in the team” on the inside… Continue reading Facing the Brutal Facts
Category: Software Development
Sponge – the Mind of a Developer
This is a guest post by Johan Svärd. He is not only a gifted developer who gets things done, but also thinks of development processes and projects as a whole. As a developer I am not too keen on interruptions and the more intricate the problem or task, the bigger the problems that can derive… Continue reading Sponge – the Mind of a Developer
Can you Handle an Elite Performer?
Employers ask for elite performers, but they should be careful – they could get what they ask for… If they find an elite performer, do they have the elite organization required to match the new hire? I recently read a great post by Kelly Sommers: Challenge Addiction. I’ve been following Kelly on twitter for some… Continue reading Can you Handle an Elite Performer?
Using Kanban for Scrum Backlog Grooming
Keeping track of the backlog in a Scrum project is a challenge. It quickly grows to hundreds of items that are in various state of readiness for inclusion in a sprint. In my current project, we’ve setup a Kanban board to help managing the backlog and make our backlog grooming sessions efficient. I think that… Continue reading Using Kanban for Scrum Backlog Grooming
Scrum Series Retrospective
A year ago, during the startup of a new project, I wrote a series about scrum and the context around a scrum project. The project is now can finished and it’s time for a retrospective, evaluating what worked well and what didn’t. The major impression is that the project and the way we used scrum… Continue reading Scrum Series Retrospective