Jun 22, 2021Waterfall was a mistake on most software projectsIn case that’s not yet obvious — A while ago I was reading the “Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects” book by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, and there was a paragraph in there that jumped at me: There is probably no job on earth for which an ability to believe six impossible things before…Software Development7 min readSoftware Development7 min read
Published inSerious Scrum·Apr 22, 2021Product Increments. Sometimes just for show, with no pants on.November 2020 saw the release of a new version of the Scrum Guide, an update that also coincides with Scrum’s anniversary of 25 years. This version introduced quite a few changes, but I want to briefly mention just a few of them: The guide now clearly mentions that you can…Scrum7 min readScrum7 min read
Apr 8, 2021The WSDL is not the SOAP web serviceI’m one of the users on Stack Overflow that follows the [soap] tag and, from time to time, someone inevitably asks if a SOAP web service can function without a WSDL, or why is the SOAP service still working even after the WSDL was moved some place else or can’t…Software Development10 min readSoftware Development10 min read
Mar 29, 2021Think Agile? Think recycling!Agile doesn’t have a strict definition. People look at Agile and see different things. You can think of it as an idea, a philosophy, a mindset, or as an umbrella term for several practices. Sometimes it’s a methodology, a process, or a buzzword. Agile at its core is a manifesto…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Published inSerious Scrum·Mar 22, 2021The (not really) Scrum Master job descriptionIt’s spring of 2021. I’m looking over some Scrum Master job descriptions on LinkedIn and various recruitment websites. What I see is text copied from the Scrum Guide as to what a Scrum Master’s responsibilities should be to the team, product owner, and the organization…. …Agile6 min readAgile6 min read