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Essays from February 2010
3 essays from February 2010
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We need Proof!: Talk at Agile Saturday in Tallin
Last week I had the honor to present the keynote at Agile Estonia’s first public event. Agile Saturday was full of people from that community and it was great to learn how that community is being developed. The organizers also filmed the event, so here is the link to my talk video and slides. Enjoy! …
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We need proof! For a better understanding of our business, without religious arguments
Whenever you hear someone talk about Agile being better than X or X being better than Y don’t assume they are right. Ask for proof. For many years our knowledge and society at large have advanced through the tried and often questioned, but always upheld view that it is not sufficient to merely claim something …
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User Stories are representations of a conversation, not a list of requirements!
Great post by Martin Fowler about a hidden aspect of the User Story flow within a team. Many times I see teams that expect the Product Owner to behave just like a Requirements manager did in the past. Come up with the content, put it in the tool and stay out of the way! That’s …
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