To some the Scaled Agile Framework seems like agile with it's heart removed and the process turned up to 11; a set of guidelines and practices designed by consultancies to sell "Agile" to organisations undertaking large software development programmes. They believe it's promises to synchronise, homogenise and constrain a legion of development teams are irresistible to companies that want... Continue Reading →
Laying the track as we go: New product development and the Agile Release Train
The 'Agile Release Train' has been popularised as part of the Scaled Agile Framework - a set of guidelines aimed to bring agile software development to the enterprise and programme delivery. In the framework, the train metaphor is used to describe a series of iterative releases set to a strict schedule that multiple teams must abide by... Continue Reading →
Hello, SQL Lighthouse: Meaningful deadlines FTW
Last week, my team released a beta version of the product we have been working on for the last six months - SQL Lighthouse. This week, everyone on the team has been reminded how motivating it is to see an idea you've been working on start to gather recognition and, more importantly for us, users. At... Continue Reading →