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May 20, 2011

The Test

I read somewhere that the greek playwright Sophocles was upset that during competitions for plays, the women were flashing their breasts, thereby influencing the judges. I don't know if that's true or not, but as much as things change, most...

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May 18, 2011

Kanban Vs. Defect Hell

Do you have a huge pool of defects, bugs, and fixes waiting to work on? So much that you find it impossible to balance it with other project work? I've heard three versions of the same story about how teams...

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May 12, 2011

Goldilocks Agile and Your Grandma

Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she...

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May 10, 2011

Applied Agile: Theory and Practice

Of course, each of these things brings value to the table, and each can cause great harm. So how to sort it all out?

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