Category: wow
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Definition of Done vs Acceptance Criteria
I find we get lots of questions about Definition of Done vs Acceptance Criteria. The blog post below from scrum.org nails the answer to a lot of these questions… It’s quality vs scope. “Definition of Done focuses on quality.” e.g. “Code must be reviewed and approved by at least one other team member.” “Acceptance Criteria…
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Discipline Equals Freedom
There is a great book called Discipline Equals Freedom by a former Navy Seal Commander called Jocko Willink. In it, Jocko argues, perhaps somewhat counterintuitively, that to have certain freedoms we need to have discipline. For example… Discipline in financial matters equals freedom to do what you want to do, like take a holiday. Discipline…
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Design Thinking Lean Startup Agile
I’ve seen a lot of diagrams joining Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile and I’ve drawn a fair few variants myself. It certainly doesn’t help that there are so many different ways of visualizing the design thinking process – but that’s for another day. This is my favorite way of visualizing the relationship between these…
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If No Mistake You Have Made
If no mistake you have made, losing you are. A different game you should play. – Master Yoda Everyone is always very enthusiastic when we talk about the idea that innovation IS experimentation and some experiments fail, that that is the process. Everyone is similarly enthusiastic about the idea that failing fast and pivoting is…
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The Scrum Guide
Agile people! When did you last read the Scrum Guide from start to finish? It’s about 3,500 words. It will probably take you 20 minutes. Yes, Agile is not necessarily Scrum but many teams do use Scrum and many other practices are derived from or inspired by it. Try reading it again. You will read…
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Why I’m Excited About SAFe 6.0
I have recently upgraded my SAFe Practice Consultant to version 6.0 and I’m excited about this SAFe update and wanted to share why…. The guidance on the responsibilities of each role is improved and I particularly like how it stresses the interactions. I spend so much of my time talking about the importance of the…