Managers' Introduction to TDD at Agile2008
InfoQ has just published a video of myself and Dave Nicolette’s presentation at Agile2008 – A Managers’ Introduction to Test Driven Development
Kanban and the New New Product Development Game
One of the primary origins of Scrum is “The New New Product Development Game” by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka, published in the Harvard Business Review in 1986. This is the article in which the contrast is made between a traditional sequential or “relay race” approach and a holistic or “rugby” approach. Hence the name Scrum was derived. As part …
Is Kanban Only Suitable for Mature Teams?
Another hot topic around Kanban is whether it is only suitable to use with mature agile teams. In terms of Shu Ha Ri, is kanban a Ri process, or can it be a Shu, or even Ri process? A good description of Shu Ha Ri can be found here. To summarise, the concept comes from the Japanese martial art Aikedo …