Being Cellfish

In Scrum you never extend a sprint. Read that again. Never . So why do some teams extend their sprint a few days sometimes? I think the most common reason is there is some functionality that is almost done and it feels better delivering "in a few days" Read More...

I was involved in a discussion on what it means when a team commits to something. In this particular case one person thought that it meant the team will do what it takes to deliver this . I on the other hand I meant the team thinks it can deliver all Read More...

Henrik Kniberg recently posted a number of comic strips describing the essence of Kanban pretty well. Using humor is not only funny, I think it makes the message stick a little bit better. The only downside with this comic is that it might not make all Read More...

Yesterday Henrik Kniberg published this draft on Kanban vs Scrum . I think it is a great article describing the differences (and similarities) between Scrum and Kanban so you should take the time and read it since there are times when a Kanban approach Read More...

I didn't have the opportunity to attend the recent Agile 2008 conference in Toronto but I attended a summary presentation a few weeks ago. These are the key points that excited me. Celebrate your failures! People typically feel bad when they fail at something. Read More...