Since my first projects when I started experimenting with extreme programming and Scrum I was intrigued by the importance of the Product Owner role and the lack of support to be found. So I started to search for tools and techniques which could support PO’s in their work so we all would benefit and start Read more about The perfect Product Owners flow[…]

There is always a reason for making software. Let’s rephrase that: there should always be a reason, at least from a business perspective. How else could our products have any impact? Whether we want to make an app that that seamlessly connects riders to drivers or build a community where you can hire and rent apartments while Read more about Impact mapping and continuous validation[…]

I had a talk once with a developer who complained about the status of their codebase. He showed me a piece of code and after we had a shared “Ooh THAT is crappy code” moment, he closed the file and continued his work. business as usual. “Erm, yeah but…did you just…why don’t you….what?…” It’s like Read more about Crap on the carpet[…]

“Hello Doctor, I have epicondylitis lateralis and I think we can fix that with Shockwave therapy. Shockwave is a brand new treatment that is faster, cheaper and better than all the other methods. Everyone I know does it. Don’t bother looking that up for I’ve done some research on the internet. It’s the best there is. Read more about A man went to the doctor…[…]

Don’t worry: I am not going to jump on the “agile is dead and a failure” bandwagon. I do not want you to stop working with Scrum. I just want you to stop starting with it. A lot of companies realize something’s got to change in order to survive. Especially software development departments feel the Read more about Stop starting with Scrum[…]