We see a lot of deep backlogs. Teams that practice agile planning usually have a well groomed backlog towards the top and the bottom of the backlog is, well, closer to a list of ideas than actual stories. But that’s ok! Project planners (like the CEO of a small company, the product manager or technical lead) …

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In the previous post I wrote about how trust was key to getting the most from your agile teams.  In this post we’ll continue looking through the Lieutenant Commander’s finding from his paper “Communicating Intent and Imparting Presence“. The Lieutenant Commander ran and experiment to test the doctrine of the Commander’s Intent.  The iterative approach …

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A highly complex and uncertain environment requires decision making to be distributed to the team so that teams can dynamically adapt to new situations

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On Saturday the Agile Bench team attended Product Camp Sydney.  The Brainmates crew did a spectacular job getting the whole event together and promoting it so well that close to 100 people attended.  My favourite part was that everyone participated, the feeling was relaxed and most importantly, it was fun. I was fortunate enough to rack …

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We love unconferences.  They are dynamic, fluid, relaxed, fun and informative.  A lot less stuffy and formal that regular conferences or user groups / meetups. Product Camp (or PCamp for those in the know) Sydney is being held on the 4th of June at the Brainmates offices and provides a place for product professionals to …

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