Agile Teams, from Good to Great
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David Bulkin is a strong leader, technologist and process engineer with over 20 years experience in applying Lean processes to manage portfolios, projects, people, process, and technology for competitive advantage. He has helped numerous teams apply agile project management and engineering methods as a practitioner and coach. He is a frequent speaker at user groups and blogs on the subject.
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References and Attributions
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Stacia Viscardi a.k.a. Stacia Broderick
During the presentation I had several fun interactions with Stacia Viscardi.
- She is a well known, and respected, agile coach and trainer and she co-authored the popular book “The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility”.
- For more information, go to www.linkedin.com/in/staciabroderick.
Remembering the Sprint Review in Sprint Planning
- During the presentation I proposed that if you can’t articulate, in Sprint Planning, what will be demonstrated at the Sprint Review, perhaps the story is not ready.
- This is similar to the concept of “Remembering the Future” covered in Luke Hohmann’s book "Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play".
Done-Done-Done, James Shore and Shane Warden
During the talk I referenced Done-Done and kidded that Done-Done-Done was a 50% improvement.
- I was joking of course, but I seriously recommend that you learn more about Done-Done by by going to: www.jamesshore.com/Agile-Book/done_done.html
- You can also read the book from James Shore and Shane Warden, "The Art of Agile Development".
Done-Done-Done, It’s Been Said Before
Per the previous comment, during the talk I referenced the term Done-Done-Done.<
Being that there are few if any new ideas or terms, you can find several old references to Done-Done-Done, including this one: codebetter.com/jeremymiller/2006/04/14/code-com...
Done-Done-Done, Lean Startup Focus
I gave a definition of Done-Done-Done that goes beyond customer sign-off to measure impact.
- For those wanting more about how to better align software development with business results, check the book that started the Lean Startup movement, The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries.
- This seminal book does not use the term “Done-Done-Done” but it covers similar concepts in a way that will help many focus on the total impact of the systems we create.
Uncle Bob Martin, the Boy Scout Principle
Near the end of the presentation I talked briefly about making it just a bit better every day using the Boy Scout Principle of “leave it cleaner than you found it”.
- I got this from Uncle Bob Martin during one of his excellent talks, and yes, he motivated me to change!
- You can read more about this at: programmer.97things.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/...
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