To try out slideshare.net, I decided to upload my presentation slides from last year’s Öresund Agile conference, a smaller conference organized by Softhouse in Malmö. One Key Person Tobias Fors At Öresund Agile 2008 View more presentations from tobias.fors. (tags: agile scrum)
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Next Scrum class: May 6-7, 2009
My next public Certified Scrum Master class is planned for May 6-7. The CSM workshops are focused on understanding why Scrum works the way it does, and to let you learn through exercises and discussions – a great source of learning indeed! If your organization wants to get the benefits of agile software development with […]
Kent Beck on Accountability and Trust
The first time I heard Kent Beck’s voice for real was in a podcast interview. I remember that he spoke with passion about concepts that were, as I listened, obviously connected with the practices of XP: trust and accountability. Still, I hadn’t made the connection that clearly up until then, so that interview stood out […]
Use, Adapt, Transcend
This article by Dave West on InfoQ might be an interesting read if you’re interested in theories of software development. “Both Lean and Agile must stop applying, in a literal and rote manner, the tools and practices. Tools and practices are nothing more than expressions of values, principles and philosophy. They are not the only […]
Solid Motivation
Here’s a fun way to explain a few important software design concepts. I look forward to a surge of this new kind of motivational posters in team rooms everywhere …
Free Pomodoro Book!
Don’t miss Staffan Nöteberg’s fresh book on the Pomodoro Technique. Beautifully illustrated by the author himself.
Happy Birthday!
Today is the birthday of systems thinker Russell Ackoff. Happy birthday! The Ackoff Center Weblog has a picture of the official cake. What! You say you like agile software development and still don’t know who Russell Ackoff is? Get right over to his wikipedia entry. Or listen to him – he is a great speaker.
Theory of Software Development
Ivar Jacobsson rails at the prevalance of practices but, at least in this article, doesn’t even come close to touching on any relevant theories. Instead, it seems to me that he promotes even more practices. I’m sure things will clear up for me once I get my hands on his latest toolbox. Unless, of course, I have to pay a lot of cash to get it, in which case I probably won’t get my hands on it.
Thriving Through the Credit Crunch
Clarke Ching has written a nice little piece that’s available as an online read on Slideshare, and embedded below. It’s short and plain enough that it has the potential of becoming widely read. I’m predicting it will spread quite fast. Executive summary: releasing wanted software soon and frequently ties up capital for shorter durations, which […]
Learn about congruence and blaming
Tomorrow is the last day of the Problem-Solving Leadership that is being held this week outside of Uppsala. Participants in the workshop will learn many things through their interactions with each other, themselves and the hosts – Jerry Weinberg, Esther Derby, and Johanna Rothman. It’s a fabulous five and a half day workshop which I […]