The Vision Thing: How Do You Charter? #agile2011
We held a "Fringe" session at Agile 2011 to discuss how people charter or kick off projects. Elements of "Kickoff" [These are in no particular order.] Vision Release Criteria Success Criteria From and...
View ArticleIndependent Stories in the INVEST Model
The INVEST model is a reminder of the important characteristics of user stories, and it starts with I for Independent. Independent stories each describe different aspects of a system's capabilities....
View ArticleThe System Metaphor Explored
The System Metaphor is one of the less popular parts of Extreme Programming (XP). Newer descriptions often even omit it. But metaphor is useful – when you have a good one, it really helps you...
View ArticleResources on Agile Testing
I’m calling this “Resources on Agile Testing” but I’m not drawing a very sharp line about what’s Agile Testing vs. Good Testing. Further suggestions are welcome! Related resource summaries: BDD and...
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Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams (Review)
Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams, by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies. Pragmatic Programmer, 2016. ISBN 978-1680501636. When I visit teams, I often ask them to describe what the project...
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Intensifying Stories Through Prediction
Rather than focusing on “splitting” a story, figure out a minimal form of a story, and intensify it – make it more powerful or desirable. We’ll explore one dimension, prediction: how can we make a...
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Review: Building Evolutionary Architectures
Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change, by Neal Ford, Rebecca Parson, and Patrick Kua. 2017. ISBN 1491986360. This book focuses on evolvability of software, treating it as a...
View ArticleHalf-Waterfall: Extra Cost, Uncertain Benefits
Would-be agile teams sometimes get stuck in half-waterfall, a combination of waterfall and agile. Half-waterfall has the costs of both agile and waterfall approaches, but may not get enough benefit to...
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What Is a User Story?
A user story is a scenario, a description of a (potential) real use of a system. It takes the customer or user perspective, and represents a team’s shared understanding of what the system should do....
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Iterative Enhancement and XP-Style Design
“Iterative Enhancement” is a model for iterative development, from Basili & Turner, described in 1975 (!). We’ll look at it, and compare it to XP’s approach. I’ve seen occasional mention of this...
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