My latest Whitebook (Dutch), 'Goed agile is snel (maar ook moeilijk)', is published here. Have fun!
New Whitebook published (Dutch): ‘Goed agile is snel (maar ook moeilijk)’
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New Whitebook (Dutch): Agile releaseplanning met PRINCE2 toleranties en Scrum Business Value
Last Friday my latest Whitebook was published, called 'Agile release planning with PRINCE2 tolerances and Scrum Business Value'. It's in Dutch. For my international readers I'll try to post an English translation soon.
New cool video: The Marshmallow Challenge
Recently I found another cool video. Again on TED. This video is about an exercise called "The Marshmallow Challenge". In eighteen minutes, teams of four must build the tallest freestanding structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape,...
Better IT results with Lean Six Sigma DMAIC, a data migration example
In science results are obtained by a combination of theorizing and experimentation. A theory is tested through the collection and interpretation of facts. This is usually an iterative process because the experiment generates new facts that lead to changes in the...
Slides seminar “Lean & Agile IT” published (Dutch)
Yesterday we had our seminar Lean & Agile IT. At this seminar we explained that Lean principles and Agile practices are complementary and can lead to better results. We not only applied these principles and practices to product development (like Scrum), but also...
Organizing seminar “Lean & Agile IT: beter resultaat, betrokkenheid en IT volwassenheid” (Dutch)
I'm organizing a new seminar about creating a more effective IT organisation by using Lean & Agile principles. I'm very much looking forward to share our ideas and experiences. We'll be hosting this seminar on Thursday September the 15th at our Whitehorses head...
What’s the connection between the Montessori Method, The Toyota Way and Agile IT?
The first answer to this question is.... 'quality build in'. The Toyota philosophy knows the concept of Poka-yoke, 'mistake proofing a device by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur'. Poka-yoke is a means of building quality into...
New cool videos on Leadership and Practical Wisdom
I've added two new 'cool videos' to the sidebar. How great leaders inspire action (presentation by Simon Sinek, TEDxPuget Sound, Sep 2009) A great and inspiring presentation about leadership. If you think this presentation is only about marketing and selling stuff,...
Where do you aim, deal or ideal? (subtitle: continuous customer-supplier alignment)
As we all know, projects are complex. That applies even more to ICT projects. The problem with complexity is that it creates unpredictability. We do not like unpredictability because both customer and supplier want to have a successful business case and need to know...
Business & IT anti-patterns
I've seen it again and again, the same business & IT anti-patterns in organisations with an internal IT department. According to Wiki, an anti-pattern 'is a general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem, but is ineffective and/or counterproductive in...