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Agile Project Planning – 4 lightweight practices
How the heck Do you plan an Agile project? If you listen to some Agile proponents out there you might think that Agile projects do not have a planning phase. You may have heard the following: You...
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Solution Driven Development
I’ve been reading and searching through the many different types of Agile methodologies for one approach that describes the Agile approach I believe to be the best. Although I found components in each...
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#Innovation Games – Rapid Discovery Event
We had our second Innovation Game meeting earlier today and it was very interesting. This meeting was more of a standard application of Innovation Games unlike my previous two posts. It was a meeting...
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#Agile Product Management vs. #Agile Project Management
I think the time has come where the Agile proponents (myself included) need to be very clear on whether they are speaking from an Agile Product Management or Agile Project Management point of view....
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My #Agile #Pretotype experience
Two months ago I was introduced to the concept of Pretotyping. If I remember correctly, the introduction was through an excellent InfoQ article. The concept and practice intrigued me and I was able to...
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Top 11 #Agile Books and top 3 Information Technology books
I just finished presenting at SDEC and I realized that I did not have a Blog post on my Agile reading list. Many people asked about how to get started on Agile and a list of books that influenced me....
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#Agile’s Sub-Optimal Value Stream
As I review proposals from people in the Agile community to push the boundaries of Agile, I believe that Agile is in danger of becoming more and more Sub-Optimal. Before I proceed, let me just review...
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Top 10 practices for estimating Agile projects successfully
I’ve had multiple posts in the past that provided my passionate opinion on why I believe we should estimate Agile projects. (Both from the perspective of the client and the team) But rather than get...
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#Agile Enterprise Data Model – #holistic and #iterative
I’ve recently been working on a Data Warehouse project that I am trying to do in an Agile way. Unlike Agile Software Development, Agile Data projects have some complexities that cause you to adapt the...
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When is a plan good enough? Provisional Project Planning
As I’ve taken the journey along the Agile path I’ve come to learn two things I am certain about: 1) A detailed Work Breakdown Structure is one of the largest wastes and mistakes that can exist in a...
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