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
We know that software development moves faster when the work is split into small, independent batches. In other workflows, small batches can also shorten feedback loops dramatically - if the batches …
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State-Driven and Calendar-Driven Planning Boards
Agile projects generally use some form of state-driven planning boards, where each user story moves through a series of states until it reaches "Done". This is an excellent way to handle work which …
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Velocity – A Squishy Measure
What is Velocity? In our regular lives, we generally think of velocity as speed. (Except for physicists, who know velocity is speed plus direction). In the U.S., speed is usually expressed as miles …
It’s Not Software – Can I Use Agile?
Yes. And no. It depends on how you define agile. In the broadest sense, agile methods work by splitting your delivery into small batches and working on one batch at a time. The team or …
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The Agile Fluency Game
Last week, I attended an excellent workshop given by James Shore, Diana Larsen, and Adam Light to learn how to use the Agile Fluency Game. The Agile Fluency Game simulates the adoption of agile by …