Kanban Commitment
Posted in Karl's Chaordic Collection, tagged Kanban on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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A Kanban System for Software Development
Posted in Karl's Chaordic Collection, tagged Kanban on November 23, 2007 | 12 Comments »
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Integrating Scrum with the Process Framework at Yahoo!
Posted in Karl's Chaordic Collection on November 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I co-presented an experience report at the Fall Scrum Gathering recently. The presentation describes how Yahoo! International, and in particular, the Yahoo! Europe, has moved from having a very waterfall inspired process framework to having one which is very lightweight and flexible, and thus compatible with Agile methodologies. This was achieved through Agile teams collaborating [...]
Agile Gets Lucky
Posted in Karl's Chaordic Collection on May 22, 2007 | No Comments »
I saw this story on does luck trump skill in success? In particular:
In his excellent book, Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that throughout life we are always understating the role that luck plays in our fortunes, and overstating the degree that humans determine sequences of events.
He thinks it is a fatal error.
Top business [...]
The Prescriptive Agile Paradox
Posted in Karl's Chaordic Collection on May 21, 2007 | No Comments »
There have been a few posts already around standardisation, and compromising agility. This is what I think of as the Prescriptive Agile Paradox. Large global organisations are adopting agile ideas and want a standard way of tracking and reporting on a huge portfoilio of projects. On the other hand, agile emphasises team self-organisation. Where is [...]
