User stories drive the process of creating software. Good user stories help develop software efficiently, but poor user stories can lead to lower return on investment and even cancelled projects. We will look at a… More →
The typical recommendation is that role of software leaders is just empowering teams and removing roadblocks. While this can work in organizations where small teams can work independently, I believe it is just wrong for… More →
Attendees have asked for more examples of creating and splitting user stories. In this talk we are going to walk through the evolution of an application story by story. We'll look at how to split stories down to the… More →
How do the licenses work that govern open source software? What are the rights and responsibilities of a software developer when they incorporate open source code in their project? And what are the best practices when… More →
Your daily standup meeting can be your most important secret weapon for getting work done quickly and efficiently, but this doesn’t happen by accident. Effective daily standups are the result of a lot of intentional… More →
Please feel free to forward this invite to anyone who might be interested. I’ve worked with a number of incredible Scrum Masters over the years. For this talk I asked several what they feel is the most important secret… More →
Not all failures are created equal. Edison famously failed 2774 times in his effort to create a lasting lightbulb filament, but each of those failures pushed him toward eventual success. The original Tacoma Narrows… More →
Test-Driven Development has been around for decades and is considered a best practice, yet it still sees very little adoption. It is one of the most impactful practices software teams can adopt, but the challenges to… More →
For April Fool's day we are going to look at a few case studies and situations and identify which ones are examples of agility and which ones were written as an April Fool's joke. Then we'll dig into some of the… More →
Lean concepts have become more and more popular in software development. Coming from the manufacturing world, understanding these concepts and how they can apply to your software development efforts can help you to… More →