Agile Projects

Just because a shorter schedule is more important most of the time, does not mean it is more …

I've never been a big fan of the Shewhart or Deming cycle of Plan-Do-Check-Act. Sure, it works fine …

Ahh, it's fall. Not only does it bring the return of great, cooler weather but it ...

Product owners are typically asked to prioritize based on the nebulous term “business value.” But …

When will you be done? Though this question doesn’t go away on agile projects, it does get a little …

Agile projects are successful three times more often than non-agile projects, according to the 2011 …

Agile is most appropriate on any urgent project with significant complexity and novelty--and that …

The concepts of agility and project governance are not fundamentally opposed. Each is an attempt to …

This is an excellent book that deserves to be read by every tester on an agile project--and since …

Rolling lookahead planning is a useful technique for large projects or any project with external …

Not everyone involved in an agile transition wants the change to be successful. This …

This article addresses the issue of how much detail should be included in product backlog items and …

I’ve long considered Mary and Tom Poppendieck to be among the primary theoreticians in the agile …

An academic paper that describes the importance of using more than just the vaguely defined …

An experience report presented at XP2006 covering why it is not as simple as telling product owners …

This is a very practical yet thought–provoking book. The book brings in a lot of thinking from …

This book attempts to breach a conceptual divide between developers following agile developers and …

The transition from a plan-driven to an agile process affects not only the development team …

Ken Schwaber and I co-wrote this article to help counter the misperception that agile projects do …