Category Archives: Agile in de Echte Wereld
Agile Coachen – Het kalibreren van de MachTeam
My latest column on Agile Coaching has been picked up by AgileNieuws. AgileNieuws.nl is a Dutch website on Agile. For this community platform I translated my English text in to Dutch. You can read the dutch version here: Agile Coachen – … Continue reading
Day 3: Agile in the real world – 7th position at online bookstore
Agile in de echte wereld- Starten met Scrum is available since Monday. An enthusiastic reader informed me that on one of the bigger online bookstores the book is doing very well. It’s on the 7th position of best-selling agile books, and … Continue reading
My new book is out! Agile in the Real World
This week the first copies of my new book were delivered at the Valori office. I was really proud when I browsed though the 120+ full color pages. the book looks inviting and the illustrations are a nice addition to the … Continue reading
New Book: Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum
I am proud to provide a sneak preview of my new book. The artwork for “agile in de echte wereld – Starten met Scrum” (Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum) is reaching its final phase. Next step is to … Continue reading
The Refinement process; Thinking ahead increases adaptively and the quality of the solution
Refinement is an important element of Scrum. It’s the process where the product backlog items for future sprints are prepared. Experience learns that when development teams get up to steam, the refinement process becomes a new bottleneck. The development team … Continue reading
Applying Agile beyond Software development
My latest issue of G(r)ood Testing is inspired by a blog of Mike Cohn from Mountain Goat Software. In his blog Mike investigates the application of agile outside the world of the software development. I like to contribute with two examples of my own. … Continue reading
Free eBook: Agile in the real world, Starting with SCRUM
The end of 2015 is approaching quickly. While we are busy getting everything ready just before the holiday season, for many it’s also a period to start thinking about the coming year. Having the right knowledge and insights enables you … Continue reading
Agile Retrospectives: it’s OK when something fails
For the 9th article in the Bits&Chips series I collaborated with Ben Linders. Who’s Ben: He is one of the Agile Retrospectives Authorities and besides the book “getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives’. he gives many workshops on the topic. … Continue reading
When Agile doesn’t fit
Most of the time I am really enthusiastic about agile, but I notice that some people do not get along with it. In my latest episode of ‘Agile In The Real World‘, I transcribe the interview I had with a … Continue reading
Software Quality Conference: When each step you take hurts
Next week the software Quality Conference will be held. This conference used to be the Dutch Testing Conference, but it has widened its scope. So that is why it can happen that I will be talking about Agile in the … Continue reading
Implementing SCRUM: how do you involve management?
Agile in de echte wereld 2: Starten met SCRUM Agile in the real world is a series of articles in which I investigate the impact of Agile. Earlier I posted part 1: Thanks for the nice comments. In Part 2, … Continue reading
New e-book on Implementing SCRUM
Together with Bits & Chips magazine I plan to publish an e-book this year. The book will put experience and practice in a center position; What is the impact of SCRUM? What choices do you need to make when implementing it? … Continue reading
