Management: Top Ten Things Programmers Hate About Agile
Sometimes Agile emerges from a grassroots initiative, but as Agile gains buzz, more and more managers and executives are initiating the move to Agile. Folks in management are often caught
The Only Person Keeping You From Going Agile is You
If you are interested in going Agile, but you are surrounded by folks that are not, don’t despair. You can still experience significant benefit from Agile on your own. Also, after
Better, Stronger, Faster Programmers – We Have The Technology
I recently got the following comment/question via reddit: "Can we put this effort into making programmers better faster and stronger? Agile purveyors act as if they have an army of
Scrum and Kanban – Like Chocolate and Peanutbutter
This post is primarily geared toward folks who have been doing Scrum for at least 6-9 months and are curious about what options are out there for further improving their
One Piece Flow — Transitioning from Scrum to Kanban Part II
If you have been doing Scrum for a while, and doing it well, it is 99% certain that you are frequently practicing something called “one piece flow”. One piece flow
Transitioning From Scrum to Kanban, Part 1 of 3
Bumping Into Scrum’s Boundaries Scrum is the most popular Agile process in use today. But if you have been doing Scrum for a while, you know (or will soon experience)
Agile, Pizza, and Beer! Boston, Sept 24th, 5-7pm
If you are curious about Agile, you may enjoy my presentation "Is Agile Any Better?"
For $65/pp, Send Your Whole Team to Agile Training in Boston Oct 5th
This is truly a killer deal. Alan Shalloway will be in town on October 5th doing a special 1-day Agile event for the Agile Bazaar titled "Team Technical Agility". At
Download “Do It Yourself Agile” For Free!
In my copious spare time I've been working on a book about Agile development. I had originally intended to publish it as an offline paper book, but over time I
Back to Work After Agile 2009
It is my first day at work after Agile 2009, and I must say I am both exhausted and re-invigorated at the same time. For me, one of the most
Applying the Decoupling Principle to Scrum
While working on a post about Kanban, I realized that there is a general software engineering principle at work in Kanban that can be applied to Scrum without needing to
Software Development Bloggers Unite!
Do you love reading blog entries about software development? Social news sites are a great way to find posts that you are interested in. The more people know about these