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Going Agile Yet? Here are 8 Steps to Help with the “Transformation”

by sjohansen on September 1, 2010

I recently came across a great post on applying John Kotter’s 8-step Change Model for if/when you are doing an Agile Transformation.  As many may attest, moving to agile is not the easiest of transformations, so going in with a clear plan is highly encouraged.  Below is  a quick summary of the 8-Step Change Model [...]

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Top 10 Things I Learned at the Agile2010 Conference

August 18, 2010

There are definitely more than 10 things, but these are the standouts.  Now it’s time to act on them.
1.    Manage Throughput not Capacity.
Most organizations manage capacity.  They attempt to ensure that everyone is fully utilized. The problem is that if everyone is fully utilized, work tends to back up in queues as it awaits resource [...]

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Six Behaviors to Consider (not just) for an Agile Team

August 2, 2010
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I love when I read a good technology article and it gets me immediately thinking about ways to do things better in IT.  What’s even better is when I also start thinking about ways I can apply some of what I learn to my personal/non-tech life.  This week’s piece “Six Behaviors to Consider for an [...]

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Developers

July 18, 2010
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I read a lot about ways to help the application development processes, and came across a great presentation from the Staff Engineer at Sun, Lee Chuk Munn. His presentation “Seven habits of Highly Effective developers” just makes sense. Below is a summary. Don’t you agree we should look inward first to really make a difference? Our character is a collection of our habits. Habits consist of knowledge, skill, and desire. Knowledge allows us to know what to do, skill gives us the ability to know how to do it, and desire is the motivation to do it. Agree, disagree with the below? Think there is something amiss? Would love to hear from you.
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If you can stick with LOST, you can stick with Agile

June 24, 2010
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Many of us watched the final episode of Lost.  Those multiple timelines lead to many “ah ha!” moments, far too many unanswered questions, an emotional investment that may have included tears and the identification of a new direction.  It was a lot like moving to Agile.  I don’t think that anyone who stuck around to [...]

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