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Agile Is Just A Means To An End
A couple of months ago I posted that software is just a means to an end. Here’s an equally commonly lost point – in fact it’s almost identical. Agile (or Lean, TOC, whatever) is a means, not a solution. Our customers, … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged goal, Kanban, lean, stakeholder, success, Theory Of Constraints, TOC, value
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SMART Goals and The Elephant Test
Just under 4 years ago I set myself a goal to “socialize the concept of technical debt” within my organization. I had a strategy but no visible means of measurement. When I’d achieved my goal it was obvious that I’d succeeded … Continue reading
Posted in Metrics & Measurement, People
Tagged 5 whys, elephant, goal, lean, Luke Morgan, measurement, SMART, value
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Blame
When your project goes wrong because you’re dependent on another team, whose “fault” is it really? When did you identify the risk? What did you do to mitigate it? What relationship did you build with the team you’re dependent on? … Continue reading
Posted in People, Planning & Estimation, Project Management
Tagged blame, collaborate, dependency, goal, priority, team
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Software Is Just A Means To An End
Last year Chris Matts wrote an insightful post reflecting on the Agile Manifesto and business analysis. At the time it sparked some creative thinking but I didn’t turn it onto the right words. Now I have them. Writing software is … Continue reading
Posted in Product Management & Marketing
Tagged Chris Matts, customer, goal, manifesto, user, value
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Agile 20xx – It Takes a Team
Inspired by this post I just read from Seth Godin. As an average joe, hob-nobbing with CEOs isn’t so likely for most of us but the interpersonal interaction certainly is worth making time for. However… If you’re paying to learn and thinking of … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged 2009, 2010, 2011, books, collaborate, conference, goal, idea, Jean Tabaka, learn, rock star, Seth Godin, sticky, team
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