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Estimate your ‘Agile’ worth
The nice guys at VersionOne have put together a simple / simplistic rating system for Agile organizations. Let’s be clear: this is not, and cannot be, an effective way of measuring your agility. There is no such thing as a … Continue reading
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Serena — what the…?!
Yesterday, we’ve had a presentation made by Serena (ex-Merant, ex-Intersolv), editor of such gems as Dimensions, PVCS and TeamTrack. I have not had much exposure to Serena’s tools, but I’ve worked for a company that used PVCS. It was incredible … Continue reading
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The Art of the Possible? Yes, but only for yesterday’s tasks
It is often say of Scrum that it is the Art of the Possible. In fact, Ken Schwaber even calls it a fundamental principle of Scrum. Today, Ron Jeffries reminds us on the ScrumDevelopment mailing list that it is too … Continue reading
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Use Multiple Sprint Backlogs
How many Sprint Backlogs do you have? We have one for the entire project, and I must admit that there is no good reason for that. As it appears, the general recommendation is to have one per team. Benefits: each … Continue reading
Pandora: listen to music like the music you like
I discovered only yesterday about Pandora (yes, I know, I’m late; it’s being talked about since 2005), a really neat website that is able to play songs similar to those you suggest. You suggest a song (or an artist); it … Continue reading
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Make decisions at the last responsible moment
In Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit for Software Development Managers, Mary & Tom Poppendieck mention “Make decisions at the last responsible moment” as one of the 7 rules. I’m happy to report applying it in my current project. Two … Continue reading
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A BarCamp in Paris this WE
A BarCamp is taking place in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, near Paris, this WE. The topics include Web 2.0 (of course), as well as social networks and other things. As always, attendance is free, though participants are expected to contribute by coding, throwing … Continue reading
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Can Agile methods work against you?
Just yesterday I visited a client (who had actually read this blog!) who was interested in hiring me to write the data access layer of their application. When they asked me if I write detailed UML diagrams with a CASE … Continue reading
Finding giant post-it pads in France
I had the hardest time finding in France some of those giant office post-it notes that Craig Larman recommends in his Scrum course. My first guess had been the usual office supply stores in Paris such as Gibert Jeune and … Continue reading
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Healthy Competition in Dedicated Server Hosting
A few month ago, free.fr, the second-largest ISP in France, stirred things a bit in the French server hosting arena when they introduced their debibox solution: a dedicated machine with unlimited bandwidth for 30 euros per month! Just a few … Continue reading
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Scrum is hard… and some people will vote against it with their feet
In a previous post, I mentioned that Paul Julius was seeing a 30% turn over after Agile practices are introduced. Apparently, this is also expected by Ken Schwaber. This sounds quite contradictory to one the reasons for adopting Scrum, mentioned … Continue reading
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Do not show a polished product too early
Jason Yip pointed me to an interesting post by Kathy Sierra: Don’t make the Demo Look Done. Also a nice reminder of Joel’s Iceberg Secret. That brings back fond memories of the beginnings of our project. Our client wanted to … Continue reading
Valtech Mag
Valtech just launched a new website. Basically, it’s a blog, with exclusive content and some aggregation. Available both in French and English.
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Hiatus for holidays
I’m currently with Cécile in Bénin, where her parents have been living for a couple of years. I’m seen relatively amazing things been shipped by people on the way to Cotonou. Here is a sample, apart from the usual huge … Continue reading
Great interest in OpenSpace and FIT technologies
I arranged a presentation last week to my colleagues, with Guillaume Tardif as co-host. We were quite pleased that many more people than expected showed up. The most part of the presentation was about OpenSpace Technologies. We are planning to … Continue reading
