Tom PerryApr 92 minThe Post-it Note is DeadJust for fun, I’m going to keep some of my post-it notes in a box to show to my grand-kids, “Back in my day, we used to use these things to
Tom PerryOct 19, 20141 minSimplicity of MeasureI got a fitbit bracelet the other day. It’s a pretty nifty gadget. It tracks the number of steps that I take in a day, as well as measuring movement while I’...
Tom PerryOct 4, 20138 minThe Agile Experience and The 5 Rules of Accelerated LearningHow do you experience Agile? I’m not talking about the process, the rituals, or the artifacts. I’m certainly not asking you to regurgitate any of the usual A...
Tom PerryFeb 13, 20135 minSlowing DownLast week I led a session at Agile Open Northwest called, “Slowing Down”. The idea for this session was inspired by my own struggles with becoming quite over...
Tom PerryJan 5, 20102 minWhen ToDo, In-Progress, and Done Aren’t Good EnoughOn a task board there are two places that we can capture additional detail regarding the tasks we are working on: In the tasks and stories In the categories ...
Tom PerrySep 10, 20095 minWhat I Learned From My Daughter’s First Grade ClassroomThe new school year is beginning and my daughter is starting first grade. I had an opportunity to go to her elementary school open house the other day. A wor...
Tom PerryJan 27, 20093 minGive the 360 Back to the TeamTired of doing the same old retrospective every sprint? You know how it goes: what went right/what needs improvement/action items. Are you running out of ide...
Tom PerryDec 17, 20082 minInspired by Executable DesignA post on “Executable Design” from Chris Sterling inspired me today. I’ve started running TDD workshops with the teams that I work with. It’s one of the most...
Tom PerrySep 10, 20081 minSwarming System Analysis ToolsWhat if we could model the interaction of teams the same way that we model the behavior of slime-molds, ants, and other simple organisms? What if we could sp...
Tom PerryAug 2, 20081 minUsing the Agile Cookie CutterHow would you set up your next project? What would you require? I know what I’ve tried in the past – here’s a brief inventory of my standard Scrum Toolkit: N...
Tom PerryJul 12, 20083 minFrequent Small ReleasesWith scrum, we try to deliver business value every sprint. That’s easier to do with some projects than others. If you have a mountain of technical debt facin...
Tom PerryJun 3, 20081 minA few experiments in AgileHere are a few ideas for things we could try out to improve our teams: Work on only one story at a time Minimize square footage of the team area Daily Desi...
Tom PerryMay 30, 20082 minInformation Density and Project TrackingOne complaint that I hear from people who don’t like a given project tracking tool is that there is actually too much information on the screen at once. They...
Tom PerryMay 29, 20081 minAgile Planning Tools RevisitedSince my last post listing Agile planning tools a few more have come to my attention including: GreenHopper ScrumDesk TargetProcess XPWeb XPStoryStudio Check...
Tom PerryFeb 19, 20082 minCreating the Right Environment for TeamworkAt work everyone on the team have their own offices. It’s a pretty nice setup: lot’s of space, privacy – in short, it really doesn’t get much better in terms...
Tom PerryDec 5, 20072 minAgile Planning ToolsA few notes on this list: I tried to collect just the tools that are written specifically for the purpose of Agile planning. I know that a lot of teams use 3...
Tom PerryDec 4, 20073 minRally vs. ScrumworksMy first impression is that these are two applications that have come from very different backgrounds. ScrumWorks started off as a java based desktop applica...
Tom PerryNov 24, 20078 minTask Boards: Telling a Compelling Agile StoryThe task board is the single most important information radiator that an agile team has. A task board illustrates the progress that an agile team is making i...