When is a blocker not a blocker?
Fixed Bid Projects and Estimation – Part 2
If managed not to slumber through Part 1 on estimation, then you find yourself waiting with bated breath for the dramatic climax of our tale of estimation and fixed bid projects. For the sake of this discussion, a fixed bid project is a project that has a fixed price based on a defined timeline. Of... Continue Reading →
Fixed Bid Projects and Estimation – Part 1
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 →
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 →
Agile and the Agile Mindset
Is there 'one true way' for agile - the one 'best' process, or should we be more focused on an Agile Mindset
Bows and Arrows 