JIRA is everywhere. Everyone talks about it, everybody wants it, but not everybody can have it – why is that? In my first article, I announced that a series of articles will follow in which Scrum tools will be reviewed. This blog entry is the first of many in which I will evaluate currently available … weiterlesen →
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Communities are Communication Bridges
In my last post I made my case for describing organizations in terms of communication structures. Persons that are interacting much with each other should be in one cluster within the organization. Bridges between clusters are needed and are created by communication paths between at least one member of each cluster. By crossing multiple bridges … weiterlesen →
Agile and Organizational Structures
Putting up a Kanban board or holding daily Scrum meetings does not make an agile organization. Neither does the adherence to all the Scrum or Kanban – or whatever else – rules. You may even succeed in becoming really agile on a micro basis in your organization: The teams get a beautifully groomed backlog from … weiterlesen →
Agile Architecture can be changed!
Whoever wants to develop in an iterative manner has a basic problem: he doesn’t know if he will be required to do something which requires throwing out basic assumptions. In the most extreme case this can lead to large parts of a product having to later be changed. This knowledge leads many software developers to … weiterlesen →
Creativity creates Space, where no Space exists
Often the highest level of creativity occurs when possibilities are limited. Maybe the most impressive example I have experienced on this topic was the work of Gary Chang. As an architect in Hongkong he was confronted with the challenge of creating apartments in a very small area. Apartments that still offered everything you need. Creativity … weiterlesen →
Our brain has the last word
Day in and day out I deal with change, as the founder and visionary of my own company and as a coach for people who want my support when introducing Scrum or in discovering their new role. In both positions I experience an interesting phenomenon: sometimes unconscious efforts are made against the change that management, … weiterlesen →
Only start an IT project, if you can afford a significant loss
It is frightening: The latest research shows that an amazing number of IT projects spiral completely out of control. So much so that entire companies and careers often are destroyed. The studies show, 67% of companies do not manage to stop unsuccessful projects, 61% of managers report that there are ‘major’ conflicts between the project … weiterlesen →