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Can Flow be used on a project? #Agile #PMOT

I have been lucky enough to be on a large integration project lately. On this project, there are four distinct streams and they are being executed in different ways. I would consider all of them to be Agile projects, but … Continue reading

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#SDEC12 Conference Review #Agile

Well another Software Development and Evolution conference has come and gone. (You’ve always wondered what SDEC stood for didn’t you?) It was a lot of work and effort to make it all happen, but in the end it was very … Continue reading

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Giving #Agile a bad name

Sometimes I read articles that I feel give Agile a bad name and hurt the cause. Recently an article was retweeted from earlier this year that compared Project Management to a disease. You can read the article here. I’m not … Continue reading

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#Ingeniously #Innovate and #Selflessly #Share – Robertson Screwdriver

Innovation is one of the most overused words out there. I think it can fall into the same bucket as quality. Everybody says we must be more innovative, we must innovate. But what is innovation? Innovation (from Dictionary.com) 1. something … Continue reading

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In praise of #PracticingAgilists and prevention of #PaperAgilists

I wonder if the time is right to introduce an Agile certification with a requirement for recurring Agile project work. (In whatever role is appropriate) All of the Agile certifications I have seen evaluate whether you understand the Agile concepts, but … Continue reading

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Top 11 #Agile Books and top 3 Information Technology books

I just finished presenting at SDEC and I realized that I did not have a Blog post on my Agile reading list. Many people asked about how to get started on Agile and a list of books that influenced me. … Continue reading

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My #Agile #Pretotype experience

Two months ago I was introduced to the concept of Pretotyping. If I remember correctly, the introduction was through an excellent InfoQ article. The concept and practice intrigued me and I was able to apply it to a project I … Continue reading

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#Agile Top 9 MVPs

Recently there has been a lot of articles promoting the top Agile books to read: Top Agile Book 2011 And there was the previous post of the top 200 Agile Bloggers Top 200 Agile Blogs All of these lists are … Continue reading

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Iteration 2 Bio

Terry Bunio is currently a Principal Consultant at Protegra. Terry never wanted to be a Project Manager. He started as a software developer and found his technical calling in Data Architecture. Along the way Terry discovered that he enjoys helping … Continue reading

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Active Architecture – User Stories for Architecture

I had previously blogged about how I felt that “System User Stories” were required and filled an important gap. I now believe that extending User Stories to create these System User Stories is not the best solution. I still believe that there … Continue reading

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