Posts in 2017
  • Agile Trends Switzerland 2017: We Won

    2017-04-15 in 2017

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    It is time to throw a big party in Switzerland. More than 60% of all projects are now realized using an agile approach (to see Agile Trends in Switzerland 2017] by SwissQ [1]. Scrum being the most popular one, Kanban as the second one. What a change …

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  • Fun at Workplace

    2017-04-05 in 2017

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    It is Spring in Switzerland. We often have time for small talk because it is cold or rainy outside. Quite a few of the discussions are about job opportunities and how interesting and motivating the current activities are. I selected two articles to …

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  • List of Agile and Lean Books for Software Engineers or Students

    2017-03-05 in 2017

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    I am regularly asked by practitioners and technical universities, which books I shall recommend learning more about agile developers, agile projects, and agile companies. Reading is a great way to learn and to get new ideas. Below, a selection of …

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  • Agile Trends Switzerland 2016

    2017-02-09 in 2017

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    What are the main hurdles to introducing agile approaches in Swiss companies? The last five years learn us that: Introducing agile company-wide is a cultural change process. Such a change takes time and sometimes hurts. Without the commitment of …

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  • Seven Pitfalls with Agile or Scrum Methods

    2017-01-07 in 2017

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    The post describes a presentation I gave at a company internal technical day. It reflects situations we have seen in a lot of agile projects over the last years. I assume that the Scrum approach is well introduced in your company. You are already …

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