Posts in the Category: Agile
By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on November 19th, 2009
Look around you. Things don’t have to be this way. – Jerry Weinberg, session leader at AYE
Relaxing. Welcoming. Insightful. Practical. Intimate. Grounded. Those were a few of the words uttered last night by some first-time …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on October 8th, 2009
Last Sunday, I had one of my most rewarding experiences as an agile coach. This wasn’t with a software team, as I normally work with, but with a small group of adult friends longing …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on September 28th, 2009
Nurse, what am I supposed to remove again?
A recent study shows that surgical errors are reduced by a whopping 40% by using a simple tool: the checklist. The checklists focus on what to …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on September 28th, 2009
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Modified personal task board to use priority columns Today, Next Two Days, This Week, Backlog.
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on June 8th, 2009
Demo during Lego Scrum simulation. Everything goes better with Lego.
What is a sprint demo?
Agile teams using Scrum work in a time box called a sprint to get software built early and often. …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on June 4th, 2009
Team task board
A new client of mine new to Agile has the entire team located in one office except for one person, a DBA living in Texas, one time zone away. I want …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on May 4th, 2009
I consider Mike Cohn one of the best on the topic of Agile estimation. His 90 min presentation on how to estimate is well worth your time. I took his one day course and …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on April 30th, 2009
If you are thinking about attending the Agile one day work shop at Plone Symposium East, register by end of today, April 30 to get free bonus coaching after wards.
Contact …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on April 30th, 2009
So you’ve gone over requirements, and have an idea of what needs to be done, then the client/project manager pops the question developers dread:
How long will it take?
Then, depending on your situation, you might:
Give a …
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By Gerry Kirk
Posted in - Agile on April 23rd, 2009
If you are going to the Plone Symposium East, or considering going, this post is for you.
I’m offering a one day course on the fundamentals of Scrum, the most popular Agile software development framework. …
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