I promised I'd post something on the curious case of agile and fixed bid projects. These two concepts don't often find themselves sitting side by side, which is a bit of a curiosity to me. As I wrote this post, it quickly became apparent that this wasn't going to make it in one post. Technically,... Continue Reading →
The Reluctant Blogger
At the end of a client engagement, I like to capture some of the elemental aspects that emerged over the period. I used to keep these in notebooks, but finally, after many many 'launch failures' I'm getting into the discipline of committing these to a blog. If I have seen further, it is by standing... Continue Reading →
Slow Agile Project
I recently delivered my 'Introduction to Agile' presentation to a client that is in the process of transforming from a very structured SDLC / Waterfall model to Agile, specifically Scrum. The presentation is deliberately short; it is intended to spark conversations and questions rather than a detailed workshop on agile practices and processes. The company... Continue Reading →
Effective Scrum Masters
What is a scrum master? How are they a 'servant leader' and how do they know which side they should be on?
Building High Performance Development Teams
There are countless processes published that purport to deliver maximum effectiveness from a development team. What they really mean is that the process will maximise the effectiveness of the team as it currently exists. As the old adage goes: You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear The foundations for high performance... Continue Reading →
Bows and Arrows 