http://blog.franktrindade.com Agile, software and some non-sense Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:50:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since me and Danilo started presenting the Lean Lego game in 2008, a lot of people have been asking for information about how to run the workshop by themselves, in their companies, etc.. During this time, we have created a presenter pack, which we happily distribute to anyone who wants ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/11/02/lean-lego-game-dtsato-com/ I've been for the past two weeks in Brazil, and during this trip I've had the opportunity to participate in the 2nd Latin American Conference on Agile Methodologies, Agiles 2009, which was also being sponsored by ThougtWorks. The conference itself was great, with a really good attendance (around 500 people), including ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/10/18/agiles-2009/ Some days ago when having a discussion at work about the responsibility of the tech lead in an agile team, I've realized that this is not a so simple subject as I thought it was. Therefore, good subject for a post : ) But before being dictatorial and just writing my ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/08/11/whats-the-tech-lead-doing-anyway/ Some days ago I read this article about how the credit crunch was explained to the Queen by a "group of eminent economics" (whatever that means). The interesting part in my opinion is this paragraph, which was contained in the letter sent to the Queen: "Everyone seemed to be doing their own ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/08/10/systemic-thinking/ Peer pressure enlists loyalty in ways that bureaucracy doesn't. John Mackey, CEO and co-founder, Whole Foods This quote is true in so many different levels, but still quite ignored by the standard way of management. The normal company, instead of making a good use of peer pressure, label it as a bad thing, ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/07/08/empower/ Last month me and Danilo presented an extended version of the Lego Lean Game at XP2009 in Sardinia, Italy. This was the first time we tried this version, and it can be considered a success, with good feedback and some people asking information to run the workshop within their companies/classes. You can ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/06/08/lego-lean-game-in-sardinia/ Recently we've had a discussion in a project I was working on about the concepts behind dev complete and qa complete stories, which are normally in a lot of agile wall's swim lanes, and how they affect the project's flow. The point here is not to discuss how to measure your ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/05/12/dev-complete-no/ One of the best things about Agile is the introduction of software development as a system. Software stopped being treated as a sequence of separated steps to be seen as people with different competences working together to achieve one goal: deliver software. This is not new in any sense, and it ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/04/21/what-is-your-goal/ Next month, Me and Danilo Sato will be presenting the Lego Lean Game ate XP 2009, which will be held in Sardinia. So, what is it? The Lego Lean Game is an activity developed to teach people about the basic concepts of Lean thinking in a dynamic and fun way, demonstrating Lean ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/04/20/lean-lego-game-xp-2009/ For the Brazilian crowd (or anyone who wants to be part of it), between the 25th and 26th of April will take place in Porto Alegre (my home town : ) ), the 2009 Agile Weekend, which has my friend Daniel Wildt as part of the organizing team. This will be ... http://blog.franktrindade.com/2009/04/06/porto-alegre-agile-weekend-2009/