I had the opportunity to speak at Agile2017 in Orlando. It was a great conference! I connected with so many colleagues & friends and met lots of new friends as well.Besides speaking and networking, I attended some great sessions. The sessions at this conference...
During agile training sessions, the most common question I get is, “Can you PLEASE just tell me what I need to document as an Agile BA?” So, let’s clear up this up once and for all! The answer is NOT simply user stories and acceptance criteria, or a traditional...
Even if your team isn’t agile, you can start applying an agile mindset to your work. Here are three ways to get started: 1) Focus on the user and customer experience. Discover and really focus on user goals. Determine what your users want or need when they interact...
Is agile living up to the hype? Many teams want to see better agile results, but can’t pinpoint the root cause of their struggles. In many cases, the missing link between “agile struggle” and “agile success” is the effectiveness of the...
Most organizations are experimenting with agile. Their experiments often lead to big questions about requirements practices: Are there requirements in agile? If so, who is responsible for planning the agile requirements approach? How do elicitation techniques change?...
I’ve been to a few of the big business agility conferences in recent years. The conferences highlight the benefits and challenges of bringing agility into non-IT environments. One conference had a unique format that included several sets of 20-minute “TED style”...
