Last week I talked about refactoring and the need—throughout that process—to still be able to deploy frequently. What I did not explain was why it was important to still be … Continue reading Avoid hostage situations when refactoring
Category: Agile
The word puzzle analogy for technical changes
I’ve often come across a situation where a team needs to undertake a major refactoring or some other technical change, which may take in the order of days or weeks, … Continue reading The word puzzle analogy for technical changes
Carpe sprintum
I’m reading a book called “Carpe Diem Regained”, about how the phrase (meaning seize the day) has been interpreted and misinterpreted over the centuries, and what it can usefully mean … Continue reading Carpe sprintum
Burn-up charts made even easier
I’ve updated my Google Sheets burn-up template once again. Here are the changes: There’s a handy new shortcut key for the most common action: adding a new line to record … Continue reading Burn-up charts made even easier
Improve quality through doing the thing more often
The other week I was reading about the quality problems with major Windows 10 releases. To recap, Microsoft started rolling out to the public their second Windows 10 release of … Continue reading Improve quality through doing the thing more often
A strategy for making progress
Often in a work environment I find I’m faced with difficult problems, and while I manage to find ways to move forward, I do this without knowing exactly what the … Continue reading A strategy for making progress
A bad time to estimate
The other day a friend and I were discussing a project which had notably overrun its original expected delivery date. “The problem is,” he said to me, “You estimate a … Continue reading A bad time to estimate
