Comments on: 78 Things I Have Learned in 6 Years of Agile Coaching http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/ Adopt, Scale and Succeed with Agile Development Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:30:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Rob Elbourn http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-9469 Rob Elbourn Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:26:49 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-9469 This is brilliant, as a relatively new agile coach I often ask myself questions based on some of the truths in this list! This is brilliant, as a relatively new agile coach I often ask myself questions based on some of the truths in this list!

]]> By: denise tinsley http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-9308 denise tinsley Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:48:31 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-9308 Good article. Point number 11 is very important when trying to bring Agile/Scrum to an organization. If people think the only cost/effort is buying a package of postits, your are in trouble. They are probabably not serious about putting in the $$ and effort. If the organization does not have a plan for agile adoption then they are planning to fail at agile. Good article. Point number 11 is very important when trying to bring Agile/Scrum to an organization. If people think the only cost/effort is buying a package of postits, your are in trouble. They are probabably not serious about putting in the $$ and effort. If the organization does not have a plan for agile adoption then they are planning to fail at agile.

]]> By: Jean Tabaka http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-6544 Jean Tabaka Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:45:09 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-6544 Wow. Reading through the comments to this post is phenomenal: as good as or better than reading the original 78 items. I think I need to write an addendum attributing all of you who have provided additional "learnings". Thank you so much for sharing all your insights. Jean Wow. Reading through the comments to this post is phenomenal: as good as or better than reading the original 78 items. I think I need to write an addendum attributing all of you who have provided additional “learnings”.

Thank you so much for sharing all your insights.

Jean

]]> By: Steve Mecham http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-6116 Steve Mecham Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:47:16 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-6116 Jean, thanks for the post! I suggest a few additions: * Effective team members practice self leadership. * The organization's personnel practices must support instead of hinder teams, servant leadership and Agility in general. Remember the old adage "You get what you measure." Jean, thanks for the post! I suggest a few additions:
* Effective team members practice self leadership.
* The organization’s personnel practices must support instead of hinder teams, servant leadership and Agility in general. Remember the old adage “You get what you measure.”

]]> By: Everbridge http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-5872 Everbridge Sat, 08 May 2010 15:34:13 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-5872 We learned that Agile helps control scope creep, which had always been a problem before we went to Agile. Our Agile teams now do a fantastic job of defining and controlling the scope of a release and an iteration. We learned that Agile helps control scope creep, which had always been a problem before we went to Agile. Our Agile teams now do a fantastic job of defining and controlling the scope of a release and an iteration.

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]]> By: Ron Lichty http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-5828 Ron Lichty Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:29:30 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-5828 I might add, Refactoring is cheaper than reuse. It didn't take agile to teach me that making code reusable takes three "uses" - you don't begin to get reusability right until the third. There's a rule-of-thumb that's pretty widely known to that effect. But yet many of us kept trying to architect for reusability instead of letting architecture and reusability emerge - until agile pointed out the foolishness of doing so from a different angle. I might add,
Refactoring is cheaper than reuse.

It didn’t take agile to teach me that making code reusable takes three “uses” – you don’t begin to get reusability right until the third. There’s a rule-of-thumb that’s pretty widely known to that effect. But yet many of us kept trying to architect for reusability instead of letting architecture and reusability emerge – until agile pointed out the foolishness of doing so from a different angle.

]]> By: Ron Lichty http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-5827 Ron Lichty Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:23:39 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-5827 Jim, it's hard to know if Tech Republic or writer Shelley Doll who posted there is a competent methodology expert, but Shelley has been a prolific writer there and both defined and favored the approach in the post at: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1046507.html Jim, it’s hard to know if Tech Republic or writer Shelley Doll who posted there is a competent methodology expert, but Shelley has been a prolific writer there and both defined and favored the approach in the post at: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1046507.html

]]> By: Glyn http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/2010/03/78-things-i-have-learned-in-6-years-of-agile-coaching/#comment-5824 Glyn Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:39:40 +0000 http://www.rallydev.com/agileblog/?p=4503#comment-5824 Item 2 "Distributed teams need love and a ScrumMaster at each site." caught my eye as my company has distributed teams. Question: Does this suggest that the scrumMasters at each site "co-master" the team? Where can I find additional info on this? Item 2 “Distributed teams need love and a ScrumMaster at each site.” caught my eye as my company has distributed teams. Question: Does this suggest that the scrumMasters at each site “co-master” the team? Where can I find additional info on this?

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