[Question] How to implement Sprint Backlogs and Release cycles?

The company my team is delivering additive value to product in terms of continuous evolution there are two principles which makes me think more about release cycles. The company PO conducts Integration Testing and when it has passed they conduct User Acceptance testing. Without those procedures they are not releasing the release into production. User … Continue reading [Question] How to implement Sprint Backlogs and Release cycles?

How Scrum Induced Sub-Optimization Kills Productivity (And How To Fix It With Kanban)

Quite often, IT managers see Scrum as the solution to increase the speed of software development. Indeed, you can speed up your software development processes dramatically by successfully using Scrum for organizing your engineering department. But, people often forget that they can only create value for their customers if they optimize the whole organization towards … Continue reading How Scrum Induced Sub-Optimization Kills Productivity (And How To Fix It With Kanban)

Stop Being So Busy Putting Out Fires That There’s No Time For Fire Prevention!

You're caught in a vicious cycle: The constant need to do fire fighting doesn't give you any time to avoid fires in the first place. This is a pretty typical scenario not only in operations, but in development as well. Even though you seem to be stuck in a downward spiral and your team is … Continue reading Stop Being So Busy Putting Out Fires That There’s No Time For Fire Prevention!

Approaching Legacy Environment Management with DevOps

This is a guest post by Tim Driggers (@timdriggers) Moving to DevOps? Buyoff from the business? Teams bought in? Angels are singing, Unicorns are dancing, and the stars are aligning. You have no doubt already built a roadmap to your DevOps implementation; have projects lined up and are working on new team processes and interactions. … Continue reading Approaching Legacy Environment Management with DevOps