Real World Agile Development

Welcome! The purpose of this website is to give people interested in Agile development some tips and tricks to help you succeed based on years of  actual experience – not some consultant spouting feel-good theories that don’t work in the real world. Please feel free to comment and/or ask questions so that this blog becomes a valuable resource for you. … Read entire article »

Why Effort? Before getting to far along in this discussion, let it be known that when I speak of effort, I am referring to hours and not story points. I am sure that  while there are plenty of real world agile teams that have successfully implemented story points, I have over five years experience with dozens of working (not fictional) teams and have yet to see one implement story points effectively. Before you bombard me with hundreds of true stories of story point nirvana, please wait as I plan to address this in the future in another post. You may have heard the arguments from the agilistas and agile theorists that work completed (effort) is not important to track and what matters is the work remaining. This is half right. Work remaining … Read entire article »