Agile Plays

This dialogue explores the fundamental tension between traditional project management and agile methodologies The post Episode 25 – Projects and agile development first appeared on Agile Plays.

A good look at the core ideas in this resource we're calling the agile playbook because it's more than just like a management challenge, right? The post Episode 0 – The Agile Playbook first appeared on Agile Plays.

A deep dive into an operational routine designed specifically to build that sustainable habit of improvement, the Toyota Kata. The post Episode 24 – From firefighting to flow first appeared on Agile Plays.

Attempts to measure developer performance seem inevitably to lead to conflict. Why is productivity such a challenging concept? And why specifically in software development?  The post Episode 23 – The productivity illusion first appeared on Agile Plays.

Everything which aligns with the customer need is considered “Value”. The customer will pay for this because the product is addressing the customer need. The post Episode 22 – Lean, waste and bananas first appeared on Agile Plays.

Teams should be empowered to make decisions but will not be able to do this unaided.  So we should look at what support they will need in order to succeed. The post Episode 21 – Management as a service? first appeared on Agile Plays.

It is critically important to get on top of the terminology used and ensure that there is enough consistency across the organization. The post Episode 20 – A common language first appeared on Agile Plays.

As argued by Cunningham, as soon as you deliver your first code, you have a set of implied commitments.  From that point, the code which you have shipped will incur an on-going cost.  Effectively you have incurred a debt from releasing that code. The post Episode 19 – Managing debt first appeared on Agile Plays.

As leaders, we focus on feedback to help people to do better. But how should we deliver feedback to be most effective? The post Episode 18 – Feedback for Excellence first appeared on Agile Plays.

Scientific Management sees workers as inherently unmotivated. Given an option the worker will avoid or minimise.. The post Episode 17 – Motivating Agile teams first appeared on Agile Plays.