OpenAgile is similar to Scrum in many respects. Both are systems for delivering value to stakeholders. Both are agile methods. Both are frameworks that deliberately avoid giving all the answers. So why would we choose OpenAgile over Scrum?
There is a book review of “Becoming Agile” by Smith and Sidky on Slashdot. I haven’t read the book (yet) so I can’t comment on the book nor on the review. However, I did want to comment on the comments of Slashdot users. Their experience with agile methods seems to be terrible. Either that or [...]
Due to popular demand, we have added another Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training to our listing of courses. There is an overwhelming need for well trained Product Owners, and we’re happy to take up the challenge. The next CSPO will happen on January 14 & 15 at our office in Newmarket, just north of [...]
What motivates human beings to do the right thing? To do good deeds, to be truthful, to be kind, to be helpful, to try to make the world a better place? First of all, we have to realize that everything we say and do has an actual, real effect on our environment for better or [...]
On April 1, 2009 Scott Ambler posted on his blog “a parody of a very serious ethical lapse within the agile community.” It was an April Fool’s joke – a fake ad for a 2-day agile certification course called “SCUM Certified™ Agile Master, or more colloquially SCAMmer”. The mock-ad states that
We want to be perfectly [...]