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NFRs are Constraints
NFRs — Non Functional Requirements (qualities of a system like Scalability, Security, etc) are constraints of a system once built and in place. For example: Architecture team determines that Amazon Web Services (AWS) should be […]
Personal Reflection
One of the things that I like when I am training folks is the part when, before the topic ends, to wrap it up, trainees get to reflect what they have learned from the topic […]
Kanban and the various Classes of Service (CoS)
Two establishments that I have seen and exploited their four Classes of Service (CoS) are: car shops, and fast food restaurants with drive throughs. Classes of service are: Expedited … these are the ‘Urgent and […]
The Four ‘If’s that Make Lean Agile Worthwhile, Part V
4: If you care… If you care about the outcome… the key results… the goal… the objective. To care is to be attentive… inattention to results is one of the five dysfunctions of a team. […]
The Four ‘If’s that Make Lean Agile Worthwhile, Part IV
3: If you stay… See things through… stay for a while… don’t quit too early… transformation to Lean Agile takes time. Mindset / paradigm shift — essential to Lean Agile transformation — takes time. So… […]
The Four ‘If’s that Make Lean Agile Worthwhile, Part III
2: If you try… If you have and idea, try it out! What’s the benefit hypothesis of your idea?… then design it… build part of it… evaluate it (inspect it) vis-a-vis the hypothesis…then build the […]
The Four ‘If’s that Make Lean Agile Worthwhile, Part II
1: If you learn… Learn fast; fast feedback comes to mind. By collaborating, we learn. The 3Cs: Card. Conversation. Confirmation. We learn as we go through these 3Cs. Lean Ux Process is about learning. Continuous […]
The Four ‘If’s that Make Lean Agile Worthwhile
In this series … we will explore the four ‘If’s that make Lean Agile worthwhile… To be continued…
Technical Agility
One of SAFe’s competencies is ‘Team and Technical Agility’. The basis for ‘Team Agility’ is Scrum / Kanban. The basis for ‘Technical Agility’ is eXtreme Programming (XP). It supports one of the SAFe values — […]
Student and Coaches
This day (Friday, August 9) is unique … two coaches for my daughter for her preparation to tomorrow’s recital; I find their coaching very apt as well for Lean Agile… I’ve adapted most of their […]
