The first agile principle says “Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software”. To make this happen, agile teams need to measure their progress towards delivering business value. How do teams measure their progress towards delivering valuable software to customers? We willRead More →
Rolling wave planning is a key strategy used in agile project planning. Near-term work is planned in detail and future work is planned at a higher level. Planning is done in waves as the project progresses and becomes clearer. See Illustration 1 below: Why Is Rolling Wave Planning Important ToRead More →
Most project managers have dealt with managing changing scope. It usually goes something like this: “We want it all, just make it happen!” These requests should be expected because a project will change; the scope changes, requirements change, etc. If you are agile and embrace the agile principles, you knowRead More →
Create a Business Competitive Advantage with Agile. This post will discuss Value-Driven Delivery, which is core to agile development. If you want your business to survive in today’s competitive environment, you need to find a way to add value to your customers. You must figure out ways to create aRead More →