Agile Iteration Managers
In this short video, LeanDog Coach Shane Hayes explains what Iteration Managers are in Agile. The Iteration Manager role is close to the ScrumMaster role, but we should remind that not all Agile projects are using Scrum.
Common Mistakes in Scrum Sprint Review Meetings
Many Scrum teams make the mistake of using the Sprint Review meeting for feedback from the Product Owner to the development team. Then the Sprint Review becomes a kind of ‘acceptance’ event. The Sprint Review meeting is, however, not intended for acceptance by the Product Owner.
What Colour is Your Backlog?
Philippe Kruchten presents some ongoing research. It is about backlog and time-box, about value versus cost, about visible features versus invisible features (and in particular software architecture), about defects and technical debt, and more generally about release planning and sprint planning for non-trivial and long-lived software development projects.
How Many Agile Coaches Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb?
Agile coach Olivier Gourment comes up with a few answers to the (almost) timeless question: How many agile coaches does it take to change a lightbulb?
Right Sizing Agile Development
Agile development has now been in use for almost a decade. Why use Agile methods? What are the strengths of Agile? What are some common failure modes? What other lessons has the software industry learned about Agile development?
Scaling Lean and Agile Development
Craig Larman discusses large, multisite and offshore product delivery with large-Ssale Scrum at Valtech France.