Posts Tagged ‘kanban’
What Does it Mean to Scale Agility?
Scaling Agility is a huge topic right now, with many different methods available. Most of these methods are based on Scrum and/or Kanban, so I thought it would be interesting to discuss what the scaling ‘problem’ actually is…
Read MoreUsing Kanban To Improve Your Team’s Delivery
There’s a misconception out there that metrics will save us. KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) are the magical saviors of projects and Teams (and budgets if you ask certain influencers). That’s not really the case. Metrics inform decision making. The question is, who’s doing the deciding?
Read More3 Big Reasons Agile Certifications Matter
Simply put, in the Agile arena, certifications matter. As far as certifications go, the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)? is PMI’s fastest growing certification in the world.
Read MoreThe Real Reason Agile Companies Thrive
When Agile Practitioners talk about the reasons to adopt an Agile approach, whether Scrum, XP, Kanban, or any of several others, we typically focus on benefits to products, customers, and the bottom line.
Read MoreKanban: Deciphering Lead Time And Cycle Time
There’s a misconception out there that metrics will save us. KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) are the magical saviors of projects and Teams (and budgets if you ask certain influencers). That’s not really the case. Metrics inform decision making. The question is, who’s doing the deciding? Often it’s the metric that’s the decider, rather than the…
Read MoreDoing Kanban? You need a Well-Formed Team™
For anyone who’s studied the Kanban Method, you know there are four foundational principles and practices (more on those in a future post). They’re what most folks talk about when the subject of Kanban arises. However, there are several core values as well, nine of them in fact, woven into Kanban. For the sake of…
Read MoreLimiting WIP to Encourage Team Swarm
Limiting WIP to Encourage Team Swarm – We all know it’s one thing to talk Scrum. It’s completely another to do Scrum.
Read MoreThe Agile Manifesto
Learn about the history and significance of the Agile Manifesto to agile and software development. Dr. Dan Rawsthorne will break down how the original Agile Manifesto came to exist, and how it has been interpreted over time.
Read MoreAgile Development
Agile is being quick enough to avoid or take advantage of those things that can hurt or hel…
Read MoreProfessional Scrum Training
Professional Scrum Training from the Scrum Alliance is internationally recognized and community driven. The industries best training companies are selected…
Read MoreInformation Radiator
Getting the right information radiator can help you teams focus and succeed. Big visible display boards help people find where to spend energy.
Read MoreKanban Vs. Scrum
As much as we love scrum, even we would have to admit that it’s not perfect. Nothing is. In fact, a large part of our book describes workarounds for various deficiencies that scrum presents to us in certain circumstances.
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