The death of Agile

Agile bonesMany organizations want to become agile, but few understand this is a long process that requires everyone to change his mind. Being agile is about mindset, rather than tools or frameworks. I want to tell you a story about two cultures. Dev is a small IT company of about 13 people. It has been on the market for more than 10 years consulting other companies from different branches – insurance, ferry companies, housing administration, mobile operators. During all these years Dev has always been a small company, ranging from 5-6 employees to a maximum of 15-16. Continue Reading…

5 Principles From Improv One Can Apply to Agile

ImprovMy work as a software architect and developer has brought me a lot of challenges and I am constantly trying to improve the way I work. One of my personal “rules” is regularly to try something different from what I usually do at the workplace. This takes me out of my comfort zone and provides fruitful insights in other areas. That’s how almost an year ago I started doing improv. Improv comes from improvisation and the simple idea behind it is that actors create a story on the stage on the fly, i.e. nothing is prepared in advance. They typically take a single word from the audience to inspire them and then, depending on the chosen format, the actors should coordinate themselves on the stage and fascinate the people in the audience. In this post I have gathered 5 principles used in improv, one can also apply to Agile. Continue Reading…