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Estimating how much the indefinite might cost
There are lots of articles out there on Agile estimation, i.e. T-Shirt sizing, Planning poker, etc. which is commonly used at the iteration planning stage. But what about in the scenario where you haven’t engaged a supplier/partner yet and you need to know how much to budget for? There are probably many ways to do this … Continue reading
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Do you currently use the project approach for software delivery? If so, then read on to find out about the unintended (expensive) consequences of doing so. Just the setup phase of the new product took 3 months to complete. This consisted of ideation, writing the business case, cost estimation, board approval, recruitment of contractors to supplement the … Continue reading
A FUD (someone who spreads Fear Uncertainty, and Doubt) once said to me “this Kanban thing is rubbish, you don’t even have a defect tracking system”. My response was “why do we need to track defects, shouldn’t we just fix them?”. Of course, the FUD rolled his eyes in that smug, condescending manner, worthy of a … Continue reading
There are 3 core questions for governance that need to be constantly asked in the approach I take: Are we building the right thing? Are we building it right? Are we building it fast-enough? Are we building the right thing? There are many Agile and Lean practices that are all forms of governance that help … Continue reading
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- A projector is a resource. Natural gas is a resource. Oil is a resource. I'm a human. When I work for a company I'm an employee - aka staff. When I'm referred to as a Resource it makes me feel like a commodity line item on a spreadsheet. Please use the word staff instead. It makes me feel human again and makes you look like you care.
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