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Agile Is Just A Means To An End

Posted on May 23, 2011 by The Dread Pirate Crom

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 →

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Priority Fatigue

Posted on May 3, 2011 by The Dread Pirate Crom

This came to me at 5am after a bout of insomnia… In the last few years the concept of technical debt has really taken root. Teams discuss it and use it to ensure important leftovers get cleared, not just business-critical priorities. … Continue reading →

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Writing Code is NOT a Value-Add Activity

Posted on March 15, 2011 by The Dread Pirate Crom

I’ve been working through David Anderson‘s last book; “Kanban“. Last Night towards the very end of the book I had a lightbulb moment. When taking a lean approach to software development you need to focus on value-add activity. David’s acid-test … Continue reading →

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Don’t Open More Barrels Than You Can Consume

Posted on March 9, 2011 by The Dread Pirate Crom

One of my colleagues is a Theory of Constraints guru so this stuff comes naturally to him but even so, his casual remark on a conference call not long after joining us stuck with the whole team. It’s now a poster next … Continue reading →

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