by Myles Bogner, Ph.D. and Steve Kanter We had a small Agile software development team in one location. Within this environment, we operated with the following tools: A Kanban board drawn on a whiteboard with post-it notes that were physically date-stamped as items moved through the queue Company provided git repository for source control Metrics [...]
Well, maybe not my life, but my project’s life. A bit reading and patience will allow me to explain. But first, a definition of the word: Kanban. kanban |ˈkänˌbän| – noun a Japanese manufacturing system in which the supply of components is regulated through the use of a card displaying a sequence of specifications and [...]
I was one of about two hundred government and industry attendees of last Tuesday’s DoD Agile Development Conference in Alexandria, VA. I hate to admit it, but I was more than a little sleep deprived as I walked into the conference room for the opening keynote. I was therefore dreading more than usual the thought of another long speech by some high level functionary who used the word “agile” as an adjective. I was so wrong.
The four day Prosci Change Management Conference I attended last week was an eye-opening experience. I guess I’ve been living a bit of a sheltered life, because it came as a shock to find almost no mention of the principles of Agile development in the twenty or so sessions I attended. As a matter of fact, [...]