by Agile Solutions | Feb 21, 2013 | Agile Practices
One of the top 5 mistakes Agile teams make is to over estimate how much work they can deliver in sprint. Is this due to customer pressure, a desire to please, a hero mentality, or pressure from a manager? I see all of these items being a factor, but I believe the...
by Agile Solutions | Jan 20, 2013 | Agile Practices
I obsess on watching the mileage my car gets. Every time I fill the tank I note how far I traveled on the last tank, and then I try to break that record with my new tank of gas. As I have experimented with trying to get more from a tank of gas I have learned one key...
by Agile Solutions | Nov 26, 2012 | Agile Practices
The daily stand-up meeting, also known as the daily scrum, may be the best of all of the agile practices. Why? Because it meets three criteria: It’s easy to start using It can often be used without other agile practices It provides great value Stand-ups can be...
by Agile Solutions | Nov 1, 2012 | Agile Adoption, Agile Practices
I have watched numerous presentations contrasting agile to traditional software development. The story goes like this. A traditional project is usually scope constrained. Similar to a fixed bid scenario, we are told what the scope of the project must be, and then...
by Agile Solutions | Sep 3, 2012 | Agile Adoption, Agile Coaching, Agile Practices, Enterprise Agile, Testimonials Agile Training
The Goal: Work hard through the spring, then take a few weeks of vacation in the summer. Reality: My clients did not slow down for the summer and I found myself even busier than before. It was a good problem to have and I will find some time this fall to recharge...
by Agile Solutions | Apr 12, 2012 | Agile Practices, Testimonials Agile Training
Recently production was halted on the Chevy Volt due to low demand. If you are not familiar with the Volt, it is a hybrid car that uses a battery powered electric motor, and has an additional gasoline motor that kicks in when the battery is exhausted. The concept...
