Tag Archives: agile
Lessons from running cricmambo – 2013
We ran the game cricmambo for about 1 week last year(2012) and could not continue because of upheavals in our professional lives. However, even from that 1 week, we learnt a few things. Some of the lessons learnt were Marketing/Advertising … Continue reading
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Coding for readability
In the recent Agile conference, I heard that the code should be written primarily for human readability. Good code is something that does not need any explanation or comments. It does not need any “Knowledge Transfer” from other developer. Good … Continue reading
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Can you rewrite software incrementally?
Recently, I was dragged into a discussion about agile way of redesigning or rewriting a product. One side believed that a complete redesign should also occur incrementally and hence all existing features should continue to work every sprint. The other side believed … Continue reading
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Is having a dedicated Scrum Master Anti-Agile?
Most companies that move from traditional ways of working to Agile face a lot of issues. Some of them are people related,others are process related and most of them are culture related issues. The tendency of these organizations is to … Continue reading
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Cumulative workflow diagram
In my previous post, I had mentioned that a manager should use working software, burn down chart and build up charts to ask relevant and probing questions. Apart from these, cumulative workflow diagram can also be used to reveal the secrets of … Continue reading
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