Just going to put this thought here for now… Does the original agile manifesto pose an agile values conflict? Can you have things on the left in balance with the things on the right? The first CSM trainer I had way back when, would have had me believe that we dont care about the thingsContinueContinue reading “Agile Manifesto Values”
Author Archives: Jason Cameron
How to be predictable without estimation
Estimating knowledge work (e.g. software development) has always been a big challenge. Developers and team leaders try to help managers and clients to predict budgets, prioritise, and meet the goals by estimating the amount of time, money, and effort of the work. At least that is the theory behind the estimation, however, in reality whenContinueContinue reading “How to be predictable without estimation”
The Six Trumps
I was on a training session a while ago and found myself doodling, by the way this is normal for me as I like to take notes and pictures as it is part of my learning style, I was paying attention…honest! The course content was reflecting on the concept of DIMWiTS to articulate The 6ContinueContinue reading “The Six Trumps”
The difference between Work Item Type and Classes of Service in Kanban
One of the first challenges for those who are new to Kanban is to differentiate between Work Item Type and Classes of Service (CoS). First, we need to step back and see why we need these concepts in the first place. In Kanban, everything is organised around the customer and a service delivery team thatContinueContinue reading “The difference between Work Item Type and Classes of Service in Kanban”
Is method bashing the new inquisition.
I have pondered for some time my thoughts and feelings on method or framework bashing.On one hand everyone is entitled to an opinion and we should show openness to other points of view. However, in some cases, how these opinions are delivered can be considered borderline bullying and disrespectful. I have been a student ofContinueContinue reading “Is method bashing the new inquisition.”