On an Agile Journey
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On an Agile Journey
Migrating JIRA Cloud Project from one Site to...
I have lately been trying and failing in trying to move (or copy) JIRA project from one site to another. One could think that this is so common use...On an Agile Journey
Chasing Zero Bug Policy with a Three Strike Rule
Deal with Bugs Early I claim that the best way to treat bugs is to deal with them fast. I call this the Zero Bug Policy. It means that anytime...On an Agile Journey
Kata as a method for Target-Oriented Continuo...
Kata as a word probably first brings to mind the repetitious practice of moves in martial arts. And repetition is definitely the key in that learning...On an Agile Journey
Early Stage Business Development
The following post is not that directly concentrating on software development, but more in the early stage business development in B2B field. The...On an Agile Journey
Scaling Software Development
Software development is a team sport. It is true that even a single person can make huge contributions (like Linus Torvalds on Linux), but in most cases great results are produced by great...On an Agile Journey
Story about Software Lifecycle
This is a tale of a software lifecycle. It's fiction, but into what extent - I won't tell. It has been inspired by real events.The Beginning About seven years ago a big consumer company...On an Agile Journey
Value Stream Mapping SIPOC
I was this week in a workshop where we were introduced to a nice set of lean tools. 5 x why, fishbone and kano model were visited briefly, but most of the time we concentrated on value...On an Agile Journey
Leadership
A person starts to lead when she takes responsibility of something greater than just herself. Before this, she needs to learn to lead herself. This means she needs to take responsibility and make a decision to sit on...On an Agile Journey
Resilience
I was recently in a one day refresher training about coaching leadership. About one and a half years ago the original training was longer, couple of months. It included lots of assignments and pair learning with my...On an Agile Journey
Developers - Cost or Asset?
When things get big enough there might be functional silos that concentrate on specific activity. These could classically be something like sales, development, support and marketing. Of...On an Agile Journey
Employee Turnover and How To Avoid It
In the current market situation, software development professionals are the ultimate scarse resource. I'm not exaggerating if I say that these...On an Agile Journey
Walking Through a Process
I've recently started working part-time as an internal tutor in my organization. I could best characterize the tutor pool as having internal (agile) coaches available for different...On an Agile Journey
SAFe Evolution
I have been involved with SAFe for about five years now. We first started by taking inspiration from Dean Leffingwell's Scaling Software Agility book. Then we bumped into the SAFe big picture. I think it was something...On an Agile Journey
Implementing Communities of Practice - In Practice
Lately I've been suffering from a writer's block, because I stumble to the fact that I've already written about the topic I have in mind. I've...On an Agile Journey
Designing an Organization
In software development there's a common phrase that you should employ the best people, treat them well and get out of their way. What is many times forgotten is the fact that even the best...On an Agile Journey
Team Agility
I'm not really much of a manager. Probably a slightly better coach, but mostly I'm a leader. I can give people direction and help them find the path. I don't like to tell them exactly what steps to take, just where I...On an Agile Journey
Lean Morning Routines
This post was inspired by dear wife. She called me lazy. Partially that's true, but I prefer to think that I pick my battles. One of the things that I'm really efficient in is my morning...On an Agile Journey
Defining and Documenting Processes
I have previously been a process owner. I've improved existing processes via different tools and techniques. Audited practices and interviewed...On an Agile Journey
New Agile Framework
I have been involved in agile software development for quite a few years now, and for the last couple in various process oriented roles. So, I was really excited when I was involved in defining a new agile methodology....On an Agile Journey
More Lean Cooking
In the series of daily life inspired posts, I return to one of my favorite subjects: cookery. This time I was making some vegetable casserole. I needed to peel and shred some carrots and I fell into the age old...On an Agile Journey
Lean Berry Picking
In Finland we have a rather nice concept called freedom to roam (jokamiehenoikeudet). It grants a big bunch of different rights that you can utilize while wandering in the nature. For example you can camp or pick...On an Agile Journey
The Napa Years
This post will be even longer than what I usually write, almost like a short novel. (Disclaimer: it might take longer than one toilet break to finish. ;) ) It will be a story of extremely talented colleagues, supportive...On an Agile Journey
Reaching the Next Level
When a new programmer starts writing code, s/he requires detailed specifications and clear requirements. The understanding is on a level "I need to get this piece of code working". There's...On an Agile Journey
Sales & Teaching
Last week I participated in a value sales training (given by Talent Vectia) where I learned that 70 percent of sales representatives do not prepare for a customer visit at all. I could guess there's a correlation...On an Agile Journey
How to Set Up a System Testing Team
In my previous post I touched the topic of legacy modification. It is a difficult stunt to pull. Or well, in a perfect world with a well maintained...On an Agile Journey
Paved with Good Intentions
How Local Optimization May Result in Failure Sometimes when you remove a rusty bolt from a system of nuts and bolts and clean it up, it may not fit the original context anymore. In...On an Agile Journey
How Epics Flow Through Our Value Chain
If you are familiar with my previous posts, you probably know that I'm a Release Train Engineer. But as I've told, that's not all I do. Nowadays I'm...On an Agile Journey
