Traditional approaches to detailed requirements documents are being modified to accommodate faster, more lightweight communication methods. Business analysts must adjust their work styles and deliverables to fit into project development life cycles and methods. As...
There has been a significant amount of discussion regarding the tension between development and agile contracts. Many see this conflict as irreconcilable, citing provisions in the Agile Manifesto favoring “working software over comprehensive documentation” and...
Strategies for Agile Change Resistance When considering introducing agile approaches to your organization, it is important to have strategies that help with agile change resistance. It’s also important to be aware of the 7 Common Pitfalls to Avoid when Adopting...
The most difficult part of discovering and analyzing requirements on agile teams is determining how much detail is needed and when we should discuss the details. Early advocates of agile approaches, like SCRUM, emphasized a high level product vision at the beginning...
The Kitchen Remodel I have hired a contractor to remodel my kitchen and am seeing lots of agile techniques being used! I don’t think my contractor knows he is using agile techniques, but I recognize them and think they are working really well. I would like to share a...