The Birth of the Agile Manifesto The Agile Manifesto was the result of a decade of cross-fertilization among many related incremental and iterative methods for software development, culminating in a …
What is Queueing Theory and Why Should I Care?
Queueing theory is a body of mathematics which predicts how work flowing through an organization will behave. Queueing theory is used to design phone systems, Internet networking, traffic control …
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Get More Batches Done Faster
In Achieve Agility with the Right Batch, we explored how and why to define a batch which delivers value. Now we'll look at how to make your system deliver more batches faster. Steps to Improve Your …
Achieve Agility with the Right Batch
Software development moves faster when the work is split into small, independent batches. (See What Makes Agile Work). Small batches can shorten feedback loops dramatically - if the batches are the …
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What Makes Agile Work
Agile methods create speed and flexibility in software projects - but why? The answer may surprise you. Agile methods work because they reduce feedback loops dramatically. Modern agile methods …
Rapid Learning Cycles: Agile for COTS Projects
Are you frustrated by how much time it takes to purchase and configure large COTS (Commercial-Off-the-Shelf) software packages? A COTS package is better than build-from-scratch for many large …
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