Today I saw a question about benefits on Quora that piqued my interest. You can read the question, and my answer here:
Month: August 2016
Who can undermine the agile development process
A question was asked on Quora about whether Business Analysts can undermine Agile development methodologies. While the easy answer is ‘yes’ (as can anyone else) the more complex answer is that agile has the checks and balances built in:
Do Business Analysts tend to undermine Agile software development methodologies?
on Quora
Looking after your organisation’s strategic capabilities
Many organisations spend far too much time and effort on activities that can be done by one of a thousand organisations (e.g. Payroll, Data centres, and so on) while neglecting the very thing that makes them special. Here’s my answer on how an organisation can look after its strategic capabilities:
Helping the team to ensure they capture all the tasks when they estimate
In my experience, the problem with estimates is not that the estimates are inaccurate, it’s more that people forget to estimate some of the tasks when they are estimating.
In this question from Quora, the questioner has observed that the length of time required to complete code reviews is throwing their schedules out. I suggest using their definition of done to help them to make sure that all tasks are estimated:
Do Scrum Teams Deliver User documentation
I answered a question on quota about this topic today:
Do Product Owners need technical skills?
I’ve just answered this question over on Quora:
Is it important for a product owner in a Scrum team that makes software to have technical knowledge?
on Quora
What is an agile project
In this video I describe an agile project and compare it with the traditional approach to delivering projects.
Although agile project management is usually applied to software development projects, it can be used for many different types of projects. In this video I stay away from the technicalities to describe agile projects in a way that can be understood by the lay person
Is agile just for software?
Here’s my answer to a question regarding whether agile can be applied to other types of question apart from software:
Key facts about agile testing that every project manager should know
In this video I describe agile testing and give advice to project managers on how to make sure that they are getting the best from agile testing
I explain what is agile testing and how it differs from traditional manual testing.
Although agile project management is usually applied to software development projects, it can be used for many different types of projects. In this video I stay away from the technicalities to describe agile projects in a way that can be understood by the lay person
Features of a good estimate
I answered this question on estimating on Quora. Digested read:
Estimating is more than just producing a number: it’s an opportunity to better understand what it is you’re being asked to do.