This got me thinking about the changes I've made in how I think about software in order to become an effective contributor on agile teams. Some of these changes in how I think were hard. Some were simple.Get Rid of TitlesIf there are developers, testers, architects, project managers, ...
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Project governance is an important activity in agile software development (ASD) projects for project success. Middle managers are part of the governance structure in ASD projects. Despite the efficacy of project governance and existence of middle managers in agile teams, project governance and middle ...
Whole team is an Extreme Programming (XP) practice where the team has all the skills it needs to complete the project, without relying on external experts. Product owner, in Scrum, is a project's key stakeholder, and usually a lead user or customer advocate. In XP, this was the on-...
Scrum Roles - an Unsolvable Puzzle?Anna Forss, TUI Nordic, https://annaforss.wordpress.com/When I became part of my first Scrum project, I tried reading and participating in the agile community but found that as a "business person", I was rather lonely. Scrum and software development ...
ability to work in an Agile environment; critical thinking and analytical skills to examine bug reports and prioritize necessary tests, what information to include in the daily status reports, prioritize and estimate task execution; good communication and teamwork skills to interact with project team...
In What Agile Project Managers Do, Part 1, I described what facilitative agile project managers do. In What Agile Project Managers Do Not Do, Part 2, I
In this thrilling project leadership journey, being a project leader is not just about managing; it’s about being avisionary. You inspire, motivate, and enable your team to soar beyond limits. You strike adelicate balance of guidance and autonomy, creating an environment where ideas flow freely...
The Scrum Master / Coach should have experience in agile before taking this role. This role is the glue that binds the team together. This role requires a person who can digest information and determine where and what is useful to the progress of the project. Because they serve as an inter...
Together, we are the Agile Leadership Office, which is like an Agile PMO (except that “PMO” is a four-letter word around here). At first I had to come to terms with the fact that I’m going to have ten 1-on-1’s in the same week and be required to perform ten annual perform...