I just returned from Tokyo, where I keynoted at JaSST, the Japan Symposium on Software Testing. 10 years ago, when they started the conference, maybe it was just about testing, but now it’s evolved to be about quality in the organization. Some highlights from my trip: Everyone (and everything) I met appeared quite orderly. Everything had a [...]

I’ve been busy the last couple of weeks, first preparing and then delivering the teleclass, 3 Crucial Factors for Preventing Your Agile Titanic. If you missed the call, you can still sign up for the replay. If you like what you heard on the replay, join us for the whole series of calls, starting Feb [...]

Wow! I can hardly believe how many people have signed up for the brand-new free teleclass, “3 Crucial Factors For Preventing Your Agile Titanic” that Gil Broza and I will be teaching next week! I guess we struck a nerve with many people who want (or need) to get Agile going, and who don’t have other [...]

I have a question for you:  Have you come across team whose first attempt at Agile adoption resulted in conflicts, pain, or just fell short of expectations? I’ve met plenty of teams like that. I’ve heard statements like “nobody knew what they were doing”, “management still dictated an impossible deadline” and “those sprints became small death [...]