Tag Archives: Keeping Agile

A Simple Definition of Kanban Leads to Agile Productivity

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “If you seek the kernel, then you must break the shell…” – Meister Eckhart I was discussing Kanban the other day with several people who were very confused by the concepts.  One viewed it as Kanban vs. … Continue reading →

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Scott Ambler on The Glacial Methodology™ Workshop: A Data-Centric Software Development Process

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Brian Lucas

I love a tongue in cheek satire especially about dogmatically held beliefs.  Here is a great one by Scott Ambler.  It could readily be applied to those who believe in creating copious amounts of documentation and following a waterfall process instead … Continue reading →

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Why CEOs Fail in Today’s Agile Business Environment

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin CEOs have always come in all flavors … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Companies – A glimpse of life in an agile business versus a non-agile enterprise.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin If you look at the history of people and progress, you’ll see three types of people: those who are … Continue reading →

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So what is Agile?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Brian Lucas

By Brian Lucas I am dedicating my first post to Michael Milutis, who encouraged me to begin blogging and sharing the small store of wisdom I have gathered over the years.  Here’s to you Mike! “By three methods we may … Continue reading →

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