Why Invest in a Dedicated Product Owner?
In Agile methodology, the role of the Product Owner is critical to the overall effectiveness and success of the development team. When a company is looking to increase the time to market and productivity, a dedicated product owner is one solution. Using the analogy of a sailing ship, the Product Owner is the Navigator – […]
Role of a Coach starts with Building Team Trust and Alignment
David Hawks, CST, CSC, presented the Coach Role starts with Building Trust and Alignment at the Scrum Alliance’s Scrum Gathering. The Coach Role presentation includes: Understand the role of coaching Learn five dysfunctions of a team Realize 3 tips to improve trust with a team Understand team alignment How to establish team values Learn a […]
Tech Debt Game
David Croley, Agile Player-Coach, presented Tech Debt – Understanding its Sources and Impacts Through a Game at the Keep Austin Agile conference. Definition of Technical Debt: A useful metaphor similar to financial debt “Interest” is incurred in the form of costlier development effort Can be paid down through refactoring the implementation Unlike monetary debt, it is difficult […]
Overcome the 6 Traps of Agile
David Hawks, CST, CSC presented how to overcome 6 Agile Traps at the Keep Austin Agile conference. Presentation includes: Recognize 6 traps holding your organization back from being agile Realize how learning, short feedback cycles and developing a shared understanding allow teams to deliver more value Understand the importance of limiting work in process and […]
Potentially Shippable Product Increment (PSPI): Rosetta Stone of Software Development
In Scrum, the goal is to have a Potentially Shippable Product Increment (PSPI) at the end of every sprint. However, many teams fail to accomplish this on a regular basis. I believe achieving this is what unlocks much of the power of agile. The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued […]
Legacy Code : Deal With It
When clients start the journey of an Agile transformation, it is almost never without some pre-existing code. The question immediately comes up of how best to deal with the code developed “before”, as in “before we were doing Agile” or “before we wrote unit test” or “before we were here”. Dealing with legacy code is […]
Keep Austin Agile Conference – Agile Velocity Presentations
Keep Austin Agile Conference is coming soon! Agile Austin hosts the conference on Friday, May 8 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin. Join Agile Velocity, the conference title sponsor, for a rich day of agile learning and networking, with several of our coaches presenting sessions. Make sure you attend our sessions to learn best practices […]
5 Ways Executive Leadership Can Affect the Success of an Agile Adoption
According to the 2015 State of Agile Survey, the top three benefits of an agile adoption are: The ability to manage changing priorities Improved team productivity Greater project visibility We’ve found that executive leadership plays an integral role in the success of an agile adoption. Here are the top 5 things executive leadership can do […]
Agile Development: Developing the Right Way
As you work your way through another morning commute, you take a sip of coffee and reflect on the software you’re building. You ask yourself, “Are we doing Agile Development the right way?” You realize you can’t answer the question. The only data you have measures the success or health of the organization as a […]
The Role of the Agile Business Analyst
What is the role of the Agile Business Analyst? In this presentation to the Austin IIBA chapter, David Hawks, the CEO of Agile Velocity, talks about: What are iterative requirements and how to do them What are the roles of the product owner and how does the business analyst relate How to create user stories […]