Clik here to view.
acQuire Technology Solutions releases the 2014 version of their fantastic Q Book
Earlier this year I interviewed Tadhg McCarthy about a company he helps manage called ADAPT By Design. ADAPT By Design is a child of acQuire Technology Solutions and today they released the new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ICAgile – So What?
Originally posted on Process Improvement - News and Views:I was speaking with the ICAgile guys yesterday and it was interesting to share thoughts on some of the reasons why ICAgile is perhaps different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Running Lean by Ash Maurya
Recommend this book Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series). I will review when time allows. Here’s a great video introduction. Keep along side Lean Startup by Eric Ries
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ideas on How to Give Feedback
In a previous article I suggested to not immediately jump to conclusions and be curious about what someone is saying. It’s something in the realm of Focused and Global Listening that is mentioned by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Test Infected Developer
Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory’s seminal book, Agile Testing, refers to fellow agile author and coach Jonathan Rasmussen as a Test Infected Developer. The story as presented in the book describes the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Managing work with ScrumDo – Part 1
ScrumDo is another online tool for managing work. It competes in the space of tools like LeanKit, Jira Agile, Kanbanery, SwiftKanban and a host of other tools from other vendors. The differentiation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forgotten traditions are valuable in Agile Adoption
Our Agile Perth meetup had renowned guru Martin Kearns in town last week and we were able to witness him give a talk to our group. Martin wrote a section in Chapter 13 of Lyssa Adkins book Coaching...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Respectful Conduct?
Was out at Morley Galleria today. Was asked by some homeless people for money. I refused. I thought again. Read what I left with Coventry Village. I could have been taken for a ride. Is that not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6 Rules According to Arnold
Found this link posted on Facebook by Jeff Grzinić, who has written two books and represented Croatia in cricket after an early childhood setback. It’s worthy of being presented on my blog. Arnold...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leadership in Crisis – Cause of Many Problems
You see this everywhere. Disrespectful, selfish and inhumane behaviour up and down the the entire food chain. We really need to be better. Seddon talks about Failure Demand, and we see in this video...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rio Writes Off $3 Billion – what’s the hidden cost
Yesterday news came out that Rio Tinto had sold off it’s purchase of Riversdale Mining for $50 million taking a $3 billion dollar hit. The CEO lost his job over this, but was this avoidable? The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Agile and Lean Bookshelf
Some books on lean and agile software development. The list is still in development. I’ve read all of these books and will not place books here that I have not read. Some books resonate more than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jeff Sutherland’s TEDx Talk on Life Changing Agility – How I relate to it
Here I’m supplying a link to a recent talk Jeff Sutherland in which he describes his life in the military and the as yet unnamed Agile practices he was applying 50 years ago. We progress through the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“It has changed the way I work subtly but the effect has been dramatic”
The title is some feedback from a recent running of About Agile’s Agile Testing Course. There were some photos taken. And some more should have been taken :)
View ArticleClik here to view.
ICAgile Expert in Agile Coaching – Case Study
Originally posted on Process Improvement - News and Views:One of the things that sets ICAgile apart from many other Agile certifications is their focus on recognising the Agile journey taken by many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Founders Should Know How to Code
Originally posted on Steve Blank:“By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist.” Book of Five Rings A startup is not just about the idea, it’s about testing and then...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Response to “Why Most Unit Testing is Waste”
Originally posted on Henrik Warne's blog:A few months ago I came across the article Why Most Unit Testing is Waste by James O Coplien. The title is an accurate description of the contents – James...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Create your own Manifesto
This is a reproduction and completion of a post created last year on another website. This is my manifesto. I attach to the other manifestos still but this is my own. Try creating your own. It would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
About Agile wants to give back to the community
About Agile’s courses in Agile Testing and Agile Development (under development :)) work on real community projects as part of the the learning journey. It’s a way we and attendees can give back to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Put the Analyst into Analyst/Programmer
I used to say for over 15 years, put the Analyst back into Analyst/Programmer. This was when many jobs where advertised as Analyst/Programmer, but the Programmer never really did any meaningful...
View Article