Agile

Discover the 8 essential aspects of product alignment for successful product teams. Learn how product alignment can drive innovation and val

Discover why a daily standup is crucial or when it might be redundant. Learn how daily standup meetings impact business agility today.

<p>A definition of done is one of the cheapest and most effective ways in which you can start tackling IT issues. It can improve quality, transparency, accountability, alignment, and even predictability. All at the cost of a conversation and some documentation. There&#8217;s plenty of material on what a definition of done looks like and why &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/writing-a-definition-of-done/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader

Discover the essentials of agile testing and how it enhances customer experience. Dive into agile testing principles and improve your practi

<p>It&#8217;s likely a coincidence, but I&#8217;ve recently noticed a slew of issues arising in my work around test data management. As I dug into this, I found a disappointing lack of prescient information on how to manage this in an Agile environment. It&#8217;s going to be a quick one this week, but here&#8217;s my take &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/agile-test-data-management/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> &#8220;Agile

<p>One of the largest challenges preventing organisations from competing effectively in the market is their structure. When you are optimised for technology or role, then you are not optimised for customer value. But how do you actually get there? What does good look like for your organisation if you went back to the drawing board? &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/business-outcome-alignment/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> &#8

<p>This is going to be another opinionated piece on the ideal line management reporting structure for an Agile team. I&#8217;m not going to get into organisational hierarchy or connections between teams, instead just focusing on the Agile team itself. This does, however, relate to the concept of dependencies.</p>

<p>I&#8217;ve written a few heavy articles recently, so thought I&#8217;d take a step back with something a little lighter. I absolutely love retrospectives and am going to take this time to highlight some common retrospective pitfalls that I frequently see people falling into.</p>

<p>Recently, I published an article where I discussed the concept of dependency as a proxy for complexity. I also tried to show that complexity is the biggest aspect to consider when attempting to improve the flow of value. This is all part of a concept I call Dependency Mapping. Following publication of the article, I &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/dependency-mapping/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> &#8220;Dependency Mappin

<p>Summary: This Agile game is based on The Penny Game. &nbsp;I’ve seen it in various incarnations, but this is based on the original concept. &nbsp;Instead of simply showing how batch size affects throughput, this game has been heavily modified to give several additional lessons. &nbsp;Attendees can expect to learn about Agile’s roots in Lean manufacturing, &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/penny-flow-agile-game/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="sc

<p>Please note that this no longer represents my view on this subject, but is maintained for posterity. Risk Management is a part of everyday life, crossing the street or even walking downstairs in the morning carries with it some risk factor.  A project is no different.  When projects were managed by default by using high &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/agile-risk-management/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> &#8220;Agile Risk

<p>Tracking Agile Projects is about monitoring the project health, and checking adherence to the schedule is a relatively simple exercise. &nbsp;The amount of work actually completed in an iteration is compared with the amount of work expected to be completed. &nbsp;Differentials are feed back into the amount of work expected to be completed in the &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/tracking-agile-projects/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-rea

<p>Note that this no longer represents my thinking, but is maintained for posterity and ridicule. Agile Planning and Estimating covers the activities involved in actually planning how the software being developed is going to be built, splitting up the development into manageable pieces and deciding a schedule for the release.  This part of my Agile &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/agile-planning-scheduling-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen

<p>All relevant stakeholders should be present at this meeting, including owner, Scrum master, clients and developers. &nbsp;For a Scrum overview, please see Agile Overview. &nbsp;This guide is heavily influenced by Mike Cohn&#8217;s Agile Planning and Estimation. Choosing Themes At project initiation, the team will meet in order to determine the themes and goals of the &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/agile-project-initiation/" class="more-link">Continue reading

<p>Collaboration Contrary to traditional management methods, an Agile approach considers the team to be a single cooperative unit. &nbsp;Individuals are not scored on the amount of work completed, but the team is monitored as a whole. &nbsp;This serves to improve team cohesiveness and ensure that anyone working on a project is dedicated to the success &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/the-agile-approach/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reade

<p>The following is an adaptation of content I wrote to help&nbsp;a new agile team. &nbsp;It was meant to be a brief skim over the surface of estimation, rather than an exhaustive document. &nbsp;It generally sticks to the classical agile approach, but has some additional techniques that I have found useful. &nbsp;The information on which this &hellip; <a href="https://seantrobinson.co.uk/agile-estimation/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> &