Auteur : Eric Laramée
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My top posts of 2010
Top 3 : 1. 10 ways to be happy on an Agile project 2. Scrum Easy Install 3. Can’t wait to go home and hug my resource! Looking forward to a new year of blogging! Cheers!
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Joy of Agile – On the plane!
Attached are excerpts of the internal news bulletin of an organization we started coaching in 2008. They had the courage to do things differently and are now reaping the benefits. Being in the avionics industry, the challenges in adopting an Agile approach were immense. But the highly capable team members and management at CMC Electronics…
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It’s finally here! Scrum Easy Install® 2.5
Having problems with software delivery? Quality is less than ideal? Business doesn’t talk with IT? I’m sure IT doesn’t even talk with IT! Am I right?! Don’t diddle daddle with annoying coaches and expensive training. ALL you need to do is stick our Scrum – Easy Install® CD in your computer and press GO. In just…
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10 ways to be happy on an Agile project
In the last few days, I’ve been getting messages with joyful and happy themes attached to them. I was then prompted to ask myself why some people are downright miserable working within an Agile framework, while many others would not have it any other way. Thinking of various individuals from different teams and industries, I tried…
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Devil’s Project
Don’t update that burndown chart Close your eyes and stay in the dark If the ghouls and goblins were to see It would mean trouble for you and me Those demons are really scary Filling the Backlog with all kinds of stories Scope is increasing by the hour If they don’t stop soon, their heads…
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Can’t wait to go home and hug my resource!
It’s been a tough yet fulfilling week. Now that it’s over, I finally get to go home and give a huge hug to my 11 year old resource! You might have guessed, but I’m talking about daughter who I love more than anything! But since she’s simply a resource, I can easily replace her with…
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Agile Coaching : Baby Steps or Bad Precedence?
How do we go about to instill an Agile mindset and help teams deliver quality solutions? The two main strategies are the “Big Bang” and pilot project approach. I’ve never had the opportunity to go ahead with a Big Bang, so the alternative has been to find a cool project, get a team together, Scrum…
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Agile 2010 Conference – Day 1
I went to my first Agile Conference! I guess I’m always a bit uneasy when I’m surrounded by people who more or less think the same way I do. On the other hand, it feels great! It’s a stark contrast from what I’m used to – you know, being surrounded by Architects, DBAs, PMOs and…
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Agile Coaching – Maybe all you can do is send a Hallmark card
As agile coaches helping organizations transition to a different way of doing things, are we doing a disservice to our clients by accepting a mandate that we know deep down will most certainly fail? Are we failing to recognize the fact that any attempt for a particular client to adopt an agile approach to software…