Hi David, I agree. My experience is just one data point. The experience of the western business community applying Six Sigma and TQM in the 80's and 90's is an...
Unfortunately Paul, the evidence from real teams just doesn't back up your opinion... ... We've got plenty of data to suggest that technical competence...
Hi David, You have an interesting style. "I'm right you're wrong, and if you still think you're right then prove it". Its reminiscent of the play ground, and...
Hi Torbjörn, The problem is "cookie cutter" recipes. IMHO Software development is a creative process not a deterministic one. So talk of high friction versus...
Hi Torbjörn, In my experience YES. If the management do not truly want change then they will adopt fashionable language cherry pick the pieces they like, say...
Hi Torbjörn, ... I just wanted to be clear. Getting good at what you do doesn't mean focusing on technology. This is another false god. "People over process...
Hi Torbjörn, I agree with you too, and I also believe that Kanban is a useful tool in the right hands. Interestingly, I prefer to use a task board aswell, and...
... Hi Karl, Long story. I haven't described Kanban at all. What I've described is how Kanban is being sold. A more accurate comparison would be to someone who...
... I have to say that I agree that certain methodologies (UML, Scrum, Six Sigma) may have started with good intentions, but now seem to merely be money making...
Any time an idea, process, product, or whatever starts to get popular, some people will take advantage of the popularity to try and make a quick buck. I think...
How awesome that as I read this thread google shows me... "Six Sigma's Average $100K - VillanovaU.com/SixSigma - Villanova Six Sigma Certification Get In...
To me it seems like people look at Kanban and assume it means no estimation and even planning...can I offer a different view: In a waterfall process we do all...
Agenda & Program ================ Quite simply the greatest ever assembled group of experts in Lean software development will be convening in Miami in May to...
... I'm interested in that question, because I was (largely by accident) one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto, and the accusations of it being only a...
Thank you Brian, this is a great post. I'd like to pick out the Martin Fowler example and expand. I was fortunate to work at ThoughtWorks and observe Martin a...
Kanbaners: I am trying to persuade people at Harvard that doing many smaller projects (e.g., Kanban style) is often less risky than a few large projects. Their...
I thought one of the big advantage of using scrum or other agile processes with small iterations was to reduce this risk and sort of mitigate the risk. There...
... I think we are giving the word "sell" an unnecessarily bad connotation. I think selling is fine, and making money out of what we sell (or promote) is fine....
Hi Bruce Risk is a misunderstood term. When talking about risk, we need to be specific about the kind of risk we are concerned with. More in a mo. When they...
I would agree with this assessment based on my experiences with Martin as well. Greg ... -- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a...
Hi all! Here's an attempt to clarify how Kanban and Scrum relate to each other in objective terms - how are they similar, how are they different, how can they...
Henrik, as I'm interested in Kanban but don't know much about it, this is extremely helpful. Our Scrum is definitely moving in a Kanban direction. I'd love to...
Great read, and I think the most important point is stated last. Begin with the retrospectives. :) And I think teams not so much migrate but evolve, or...
I agree. Obviously, due to Recent Events (TM), people are skeptical, cynical, cranky, etc. but there is nothing wrong with making money doing something you...
