The best agile teams leave their job titles at the door. Instead of “I am a tester”, let’s say “I am a team member with testing skills” ~ Rowan Bunning ~ scrum trainer
July 5th, 2011
Self-organize… don’t wait to be told, be accountable and stride forward. Self correct! ~ Denise Caron
May 11th, 2011
People don’t stay in organisations because of leaders – they stay because of teams ~ Renee Troughton ~ Agile Coach
April 29th, 2011
That’s not Agile!
You haven’t dotted the I’s, crossed the T’s and conformed to this checklist! You’re not following dot point 27 of document three! Agile is only for software development! Every time I hear statements like this it perturbs me greatly, they are usually repeated with such conviction that I know I have to set about demystifying these rumours lest they continue to grow.
Agile is not an ISO standard or a checklist to be followed blindly for the sake of it.
It’s simply a framework, if you like an umbrella term for a set of values and principles that have been shown to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality. Agile is not just a software development methodology though, it’s a way of working that builds on a set of values and principles to deliver business value and manage risks.
Agile methods are adaptive; they have frequent checkpoints and feedback loops that are used to manage and reduce risk. It’s pragmatic; if something doesn’t work it can and should be adapted.
Agile can be used for all sorts of teams and environments as well as being able to be used at the governance level for portfolio management and at the project level for delivery. Its’ strengths lie in the core values and principles and we should take time to remember them.
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April 27th, 2011
Deliver Frequent Releases, Empower Teamwork, Inspect and Adapt, Build Quality In ~ Karl Scotland
April 1st, 2011
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” ~ Leonardo da Vinci
March 23rd, 2011
“Be thankful for your problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.”~Unknown
March 21st, 2011
“A short saying often contains much wisdom.” ~ Sophocles
March 13th, 2011
“We are all something but none of us is everything” ~ Blaise Pascal
March 12th, 2011
“Agile methods derive much of their agility by relying on the tacit knowledge embodied in the team, rather than writing the knowledge down in plans.” ~ Barry Boehm