notes on Agile Mgmt & Mgnging agility - Davis Hussman

Thu Sep 18 19:33:00 CDT 2008

Also see slides, NFJS NESS 2008

Difference between managers and leaders.
XP and Agile borrowing much from Lean
Book: Taiichi Ohno: Toyota Lean

Good Manager:
  experienced testing for himself
  if he didn't understand something, he went with people to learn
  "product owner" rarely one person
  Mgrs engage
  Mgrs guide project: cross functional: technology X business

Charter again:
  connecting people with products
  In charter: the struggle over defining "done"

Forecasting
  long view and short view side by side
  burn-up

Reduce context switching:
  Slack by Tom DeMarco

Promote meaningful dialog

Create "Test Everywhere" Environments

Release (Product) Planning

Iteration (Delivery) Planning

Fostering Discussion

Asking Why (5 times)

Celebrate Success
  each iteration!

Hussman's site: www.devjam.com