If any single characteristic epitomises the software industry, it is change. This is an industry that is constantly evolving, morphing and occasionally making sharp shifts in direction. It operates in an environment that marries technology innovations with systems that have been in operation for decades. It is often more partisan that politics, and has groups... Continue Reading →
Photo by Michal Pokorný on Unsplash It's Wednesday, so it must be time for the internet to decide that agile is failing - again. The constant cycle between waterfall, agile, lean and back again is currently focused on agile. Yes, it was never going to work, or it's a scam, or its just not working,... 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'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 