Thomas Koeppen Blog

There are many different processes that fit under the Agile umbrella and almost every company implements them differently. The idealistic phase is over, and teams are quite practical in the ways in which they adopt and adapt Agile processes. But many are overwhelmed by the tasks of selecting specific practices, fitting them with legacy processes, and finding the right tools to support their efforts.

Levent Gurses stresses the importance of evaluating Agile methods and practices according to their contribution to business value.

• Levent’s 10 Mistakes in Transitioning to Agile (10/2006)

To implement Agile processes and minimize business disruption, Ross Pettit (thoughtworks) advocates that IT organizations focus on three primary goals: achieving “completion integrity,” providing meaningful transparency, and removing underlying organizational constraints.

Shaping an Agile process that delivers value is not a selection of prescriptive actions. It is a conscious effort to fit and mature best practices in an environment. Three core questions guide this process:

• What will provide sufficient completion integrity for the work we do?
• What will create meaningful transparency of the work being done?
• What are the underlying organizational constraints that will impede changes in the way work is done?

• Ross Pettit’s Key Success Factors in Top-Down Agile Adoption (03/2007)
• Ross Pettit’s Enabling Global Business Success (07/2006)

And now the best news:

Thanks to Boris Gloger who held the Scrum Master Training in Zurich, May 2007 .

It were 2 wonderful days learning new thoughts on Scrum.

So i am prepared for my future without traditional project management methods.

I am now a Certified Scrum Master.

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