The term Scaling Agile seems to pop up everywhere you look. On IT conferences, among management and when HR people initiate recruitment etc. But scaling agile is not just one specific and well defined model to apply. It is a range of frameworks, combinations of frameworks and hand crafted approaches specific to an organisation. And …
Projects are started and completed every day, for the right and the less attractive reasons. Governance of projects and portfolios is focused on making the right decisions at the right time. And governance is relevant irrespective of whether you apply one of the agile methods or waterfall. But let’s just take the conclusion, so you …
Are agile projects best supported by agile contracts? How does agile contracts deviate from traditional contracts? And does it make a difference what you use? Keep reading and get enlightened on differences and implications of applying agile contracts for agile projects. And here you can get a short introduction to what agile projects are. Why …
Estimation is something a lot of persons just strive to get around, as in not do at all. Or get someone else to do. But why? Estimation and relative estimation is one of the very powerful tools when it comes to bringing insight, if done the smart way. And by the way, there is …
To start agile is to start a transformation. To start agile is to embark on a journey that will challenge you, and at some point provide you with all the answers to why you should start agile. Well, if you are all new to agile, then let’s start with what agile is, before talking on how …
One of the main challenges when transitioning to agile ways of working is, that rather than the individual being responsible, it is now the team being responsible. For everything. Personally a big hurdle to overcome, but even bigger for the star developer. If you nurse the transition careful enough, you have a great foundation for …
Is it that simple? Yes! Never underestimate the value of a really, really good Product Owner, as the Product Owner can make or break, the productivity – in some cases even without knowing. Well, let’s first rewind the story a bit. In the ideal world, the list of requirements, the Product Backlog, is always in …
Yay! We now have agile ways of working and everyone is happy. But is ‘that’ it? Could we do (even) better, could we deliver (even) more, could we be ‘more excited by our agile transition’? As how can you really know if what has been done is ‘good’ or simply ‘good enough’ and how much …
Working agile is as simple as riding a bike, when you know how to do it. Only few things you need to know – do you break by foot or by hand, driving left or right side of the road. And you are good to go. The same applies for agile methodologies where the principles …