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Automation Will Never Replace Exploration

By Darian Rashid In Automation, Experimentation Posted July 9, 2017 0 Comments

We here at Agile Ethos are obviously kind of huge fans of automation, be it test automation or otherwise. Having lived through much proverbial bloodshed and having witnessed too many large-scale applications drown in their own regression bugs, we feel our obsession is well merited. Most organizations we’ve worked with had a large chunk of the […]

Experimentation Means it’s OK to Fail

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Agile Roles and Responsibilities, Experimentation, Project Risk Mitigation, ScrumMaster Posted December 5, 2016 0 Comments

Experimentation is the key to learning and continuous learning is the core of Agile and iterative methods. A wise man once told me that we know the least about our product and the optimum process to build that product when we first start. I could never (or never wanted to) argue that point. When we […]

I Didn’t Learn to Drive by Reading the Manual

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Agile Transformation, Culture, Experimentation, Process, Training Posted February 20, 2016 0 Comments

I remember that day like it was yesterday. The click of the camera, the awful picture, the waiting for what seemed like hours and finally, that moment where I was handed, still hot off the lamination machine, freedom, emancipation, liberation – or as you may call it, a driver’s license! That was one of the […]

When Did Agile Stop Being Agile?

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Experimentation, General, Soapbox Posted August 20, 2015 0 Comments

I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend lately where pundits, bloggers, and practitioners keep insisting there’s only one way to practice Agile software development, and it’s usually their way (go figure). I can’t tell you how many times I’ll read or hear about new Agile practitioners who asked a simple question on an online group or […]

Transforming a Traditional Manager Into an Agile Manager

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Agile Roles and Responsibilities, Culture, Experimentation, Organizational Structure, Process, ScrumMaster, Soapbox, Vertical Slicing Posted April 20, 2015 0 Comments

Many pundits preach that the agile organization will not have managers – that teams will self-manage and can carry out all responsibilities of traditional functional management. This includes HR responsibilities, major conflict disputes, etc. “The team is self-managing, which includes all management responsibilities,” or so I keep hearing. Call me a heretic, but I’ve never […]

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