If you spend any time on the internet you've undoubtedly seen at least one video of a cute child explaining the world to their parents. The combination of innocence, sincerity and (often) a lispy voice has led to millions of views and heart warming comments. You might think this post will fall into that domain... Continue Reading →
Establishing closer relationships between the business people and developers is a central principle of agile processes. At the heart of this relationship is the Product Owner role, which carries the responsibility for establishing a bridge between both groups. One of the critical processes managed by this role is that of backlog refinement. Just to remind... Continue Reading →
Forewarned is forearmed for this post, I will admit that this evening has been largely filled with music of a more psychedelic nature. You can blame Jefferson Airplane for this, but if you stick with me for the journey you will learn the connection between fish, extreme sports and technology processes with nary a reference... Continue Reading →
I mentioned in my last post that I was interviewing a lot of people as we look to expand the InvoiceFair technical team. One of the key roles we're hiring is an Agile Coach, which those of you who know me will recognise as a role upon which I might have some specific opinions. Not... Continue Reading →
I'm involved in quite a few interviews as InvoiceFair grows its technical team. Interviews are always interesting; you get a sense of what's going on with the market, but also what people understand of the software development processes that operate within their own organisation and the subject of software development processes in general. Almost universally... Continue Reading →
Bows and Arrows 