Articles
Longer pieces on the ideas behind the talks, organized by topic.
Business Value
- The Purpose Alignment Model
Where should your product differentiate, and where is parity good enough? A simple 2x2 that helps teams align with market strategy.
- The Cost of Delay and the Cost of Crap
Cost of delay is really value lost from delay. But what about the value lost from shipping crap on time?
People
- Collaborating with Non-Collaborators
Mapping collaboration against agreement, and why creative tension beats compliance.
- Selling Agile to Your Team and to Others
Converts, cowboys, curmudgeons, and control freaks: how to approach each when introducing change.
Process
- To Estimate or #NoEstimates, that is the Question
In memory of 400 years since the Bard's death, a look at the #NoEstimates debate.
- The ABC's of Software Requirements Prioritization
A simple A/B/C scheme that balances scope and schedule against the inherent uncertainty of software projects.
- The Context Leadership Model
Sheepdogs, colts, cows, and bulls: fitting practices to the complexity and uncertainty of each project.
Technology
- The Testing Diamond and the Pyramid
Why the forgotten middle layer of integration tests is often where the real value is.