Jihad is agile

Yes it is, and that is why it is succeeding.  A lovely thought isn't it?  John Robb wrote about it earlier in the year with a post titled "The Open Jihad" over at Global Guerrillas.  I know, I know, it is a linking, but this is important information o learn, know and act upon.

Does any of this sound familiar?.

1. tinkering with tactics, strategies, and technologies that can be used to advance the team;s goal.
2. testing the efficacy of these innovations by using them in production.
3. copying the innovations that work. 

Read John Robb's post, then compare the methods described to your development process.

Personal Kaizen

Great post from the Art of Manliness, Get 1% Better Every Day: The Kaizen Way to Self-Improvement. Now it should be a great big Duh moment for me, Mr. Kaizen, Kanban. . .but a dull impact somewhere on the backside is necessary now and again.

So, do a little something everyday.  "Try to do just 1% better than the day before. Start small and make your increases gradual. Avoid the temptation to get impatient and start rushing forward and taking bigger leaps. Take it slow, steady, and consistent."  Good stuff.

What can you do?  I have a list or three, starting with walking, and blogging.  Expect posts from me more and more frequently.

Enjoy your Friday!

Agile and Management?

Steve Denning wrote had a two part article titled "Why Do Managers Hate Agile?" and "More On Why Managers Hate Agile" over at Forbes.

Agile Household?

I spotted this post at Mike Cohn's website, Cool!  We don't do it exactly the same, but we've been Agile in our household for about three years now.  Index cards, Scrum board in the kitchen, backlog board in the office.  It works well for us.  As in all organizations the failures are human, we didn't/couldn't/wouldn't do something that had an effect.  It makes for better conversation between us and of course compels each of us to take (PULL) responsibility for tasks and the outcome is shared. . .