Re: What is agile?
"Markus Gaertner [email protected] [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT]" <[email protected]> Tue, 1 May 2018 14:45:39 +0200
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--00000000000033df30056b245a3d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I can second that based upon two trainings I attended with Craig. :) Best Markus Save our Scrum: http://leanpub.com/saveourscrum --=20 Dipl.-Inform. Markus Gaertner Author of ATDD by Example - A Practical Guide to Acceptance Test-Driven Development http://www.shino.de/blog http://www.mgaertne.de http://www.it-agile.de Twitter: @mgaertne On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 2:44 PM, 'Richard Hundhausen' [email protected] [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I recently sat through a class by Craig Larman and it=E2=80=99s interesti= ng that > he prefers to use the (original) term adaptive, rather than agile. > > He definitely used the =E2=80=9Cturn on a dime, for a dime=E2=80=9D phras= e several times. > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]= m> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 1, 2018 12:07 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] What is agile? > > > > > > My definition and description of agile. Thought some of you might be > interested or want to comment. > > What is agile? > > The domain of Agile is in organizational structures, things like creating > cross-functional teams that get things to production in very short cycles= .. > Management gets out of the way and also gets anything else out of the way > that impedes the people doing the actual work. This is akin to the world > and mindset of lean manufacturing. New roles emerge and old roles and the= ir > career paths go away. It=E2=80=99s highly disruptive to adopt. > > The critical element is self-managing teams that are free to experiment i= n > a safe space with different ways of working together. Through enlightened > trial and error their performance improves. Similarly, the other key idea > is that no one actually knows what the product will look like at inceptio= n, > certainly not in any detail. Customers and development teams collaborate = to > discover what the product wants to be along the way. Moreover, the world > changes while you are doing that and so=E2=80=A6 business agility is the = ability to > turn on a dime for a dime (Larman). > > Agile is quite simply a set of principles and values that guide you in > conducting small experiments on two levels, discovering what the product = is > that the customer wants and discovering better ways of working together. > > > >=20 > --00000000000033df30056b245a3d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- /* start of attachment style */ .ygrp-photo-title{ clear: both; font-size: smaller; height: 15px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 75px; } div.ygrp-photo{ background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; height: 62px; width: 62px; } div.photo-title=20 a, div.photo-title a:active, div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none;=20 } div.attach-table div.attach-row { clear: both; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div { float: left; /* margin: 2px;*/ } p { clear: both; padding: 15px 0 3px 0; overflow: hidden; } div.ygrp-file { width: 30px; valign: middle; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div span { font-weight: normal; } div.ygrp-file-title { font-weight: bold; } /* end of attachment style */ --> </style> </head> <html> <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- #ygrp-mkp { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-family: Arial; margin: 10px 0; padding: 0 10px; } #ygrp-mkp hr { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; } #ygrp-mkp #hd { color: #628c2a; font-size: 85%; font-weight: 700; line-height: 122%; margin: 10px 0; } #ygrp-mkp #ads { margin-bottom: 10px; } #ygrp-mkp .ad { padding: 0 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad p { margin: 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad a { color: #0000ff; text-decoration: none; } --> </style> </head> <body> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br><br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div dir=3D"ltr">I can second that based upon two trainings I attended with= Craig. :)<div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Markus</div><div class=3D"gmai= l_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"m_8345066812846558602gmail_si= gnature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"= >Save our Scrum:=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"http://leanpub.com/saveourscrum" ta= rget=3D"_blank">http://leanpub.com/<wbr>saveourscrum</a></div><div><span st= yle=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">--=C2=A0</span></div>Dipl.-Inform. Mar= kus Gaertner<br>Author of ATDD by Example - A Practical Guide to Acceptance= Test-Driven Development<div><div style=3D"font-size:small;font-family:aria= l"><br></div><a href=3D"http://www.shino.de/blog" target=3D"_blank">http://= www.shino.de/blog</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.mgaertne.de" target=3D"_blan= k">http://www.mgaertne.de</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.it-agile.de" target= =3D"_blank">http://www.it-agile.de</a><br>Twitter: @mgaertne</div></div></d= iv></div></div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 2:44 PM, 'Richard= Hundhausen' <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank= ">[email protected]</a> [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">SCRUMDEVEL= OPMENT@yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g= mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l= eft:1ex"> =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 <div bgcolor=3D"white" lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <br><br> <div class=3D"m_8345066812846558602m_-7411450622733764423WordSection1"><p c= lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri Light",san= s-serif">I recently sat through a class by Craig Larman and it=E2=80=99s in= teresting that he prefers to use the (original) term adaptive, rather than = agile.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-f= amily:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">He definitely used the =E2=80= =9Cturn on a dime, for a dime=E2=80=9D phrase several times.<u></u><u></u><= /span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri L= ight",sans-serif"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"bo= rder:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p clas= s=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:SCRUMDEVELOPMENT@yahoogroups= ..com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]<wbr>om</a> <<a hr= ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">SCRUMDEVEL= OPMENT@yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 1, 2018 1= 2:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" t= arget=3D"_blank">[email protected]<wbr>om</a><br><b>Subject:</= b> [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] What is agile?<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class= =3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0 <u></u= ><u></u></p><div id=3D"m_8345066812846558602m_-7411450622733764423ygrp-mlms= g"><span><div id=3D"m_8345066812846558602m_-7411450622733764423ygrp-msg"><d= iv id=3D"m_8345066812846558602m_-7411450622733764423ygrp-text"><p style=3D"= margin-bottom:12.0pt">My definition and description of agile. Thought some = of you might be interested or want to comment.<br><br>What is agile?<br><br= >The domain of Agile is in organizational structures, things like creating = cross-functional teams that get things to production in very short cycles. = Management gets out of the way and also gets anything else out of the way t= hat impedes the people doing the actual work. This is akin to the world and= mindset of lean manufacturing. New roles emerge and old roles and their ca= reer paths go away. It=E2=80=99s highly disruptive to adopt. <br><br>The cr= itical element is self-managing teams that are free to experiment in a safe= space with different ways of working together. Through enlightened trial a= nd error their performance improves. Similarly, the other key idea is that = no one actually knows what the product will look like at inception, certain= ly not in any detail. Customers and development teams collaborate to discov= er what the product wants to be along the way. Moreover, the world changes = while you are doing that and so=E2=80=A6 business agility is the ability to= turn on a dime for a dime (Larman). <br><br>Agile is quite simply a set of= principles and values that guide you in conducting small experiments on tw= o levels, discovering what the product is that the customer wants and disco= vering better ways of working together.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p clas= s=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:white"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div>= </div> <br> <br> </span><div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both"></div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> <br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color: white; clear: both;"/>__._,_.___</div> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div id=3D"fromDMARC" style=3D"clear:both; margin-top: 10px;"> <hr style=3D"height:2px ; border-width:0; color:#E3E3E3; backgroun= d-color:#E3E3E3;"> Posted by: Markus Gaertner <[email protected]> <hr = style=3D"height:2px ; border-width:0; color:#E3E3E3; background-color:#E3E3= E3;"> </div> <!-- Start Recommendations --> <!-- End Recommendations --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br><br> <tt> To Post a message, send it to: [email protected]<BR> To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: SCRUMDEVELOPMENT-unsubscribe@eGrou= ps.com</tt> <br><br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <img src=3D"http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=3D97476590/grpId=3D1569064/grpspI= d=3D1705007709/msgId=3D58815/stime=3D1525178761" width=3D"1" height=3D"1"> = <br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> =20=20 <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> =20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20 =20 <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id=3D"ygrp-vital" style=3D"background-color: #f2f2f2; font-fam= ily: Verdana; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;"> <span id=3D"vithd" style=3D"font-weight: bold; color: #333; text-tr= ansform: uppercase; "><a href=3D"https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SCRUMD= EVELOPMENT/info;_ylc=3DX3oDMTJlaXR2MW05BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE1NjkwNjQE= Z3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTUyNTE3ODc2MQ--" s= tyle=3D"text-decoration: none;">Visit Your Group</a></span> <ul style=3D"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: in= line;"> <li style=3D"border-right: 1px solid #000; font-weight: 700; di= splay: inline; padding: 0 5px; margin-left: 0;"> <span class=3D"cat"><a href=3D"https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SC= RUMDEVELOPMENT/members/all;_ylc=3DX3oDMTJmaXZqOWNtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA= zE1NjkwNjQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE1MjUx= Nzg3NjE-" style=3D"text-decoration: none;">New Members</a></span> <span class=3D"ct" style=3D"color: #ff7900;">1</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div id=3D"ft" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 5p= x; padding: 0 2px 0 0; clear: both;"> <a href=3D"https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=3DX3oDMTJkcDMycGZzBF9TAzk3ND= c2NTkwBGdycElkAzE1NjkwNjQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA3NzA5BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzd= GltZQMxNTI1MTc4NzYx" style=3D"float: left;"><img src=3D"http://l.yimg.com/r= u/static/images/yg/img/email/new_logo/logo-groups-137x15.png" height=3D"15"= width=3D"137" alt=3D"Yahoo! 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