Many Agile coaches believe they know best. They believe teams must follow a certain set of steps and do things a certain way, and if they do, those teams will be more productive, happy, and successful than ever. There’s a problem with thinking that way. That style of thinking is part of what got many […]
Take the Flexible Path
I frequently face a dilemma whenever I drive somewhere. Because of how my brain is wired, that dilemma is solving this question… How can I get where I want to go in the shortest amount of time possible? There was a time in my life when I timed various routes to my workplace. I compiled […]
Being Agile over Doing Agile
I often witness development teams arguing about what it means to “do” agile. These arguments between development team members often go something like this: John: Everyone else on the team is working on a task, but there aren’t any tasks left on the iteration backlog. I need more things to work on – can I […]