Tess Guevara Webinar Guest Test-First is a built-in quality practice from eXtreme programming (XP) that emphasized building tests before writing code.  After observing software team practicing agile struggle with completing stories consistently and try to incorporate test driven development (TDD) into the development cycle, I knew something was missing. Allow me to share with you…

The Scrum team is the builders of things (BoT). I would say one of the most important roles in the Scrum ecosystem. The Scrum team, Product Owner, and Scrum Master are peers.  Each role provides a value that should be respected by everyone in the organization. The team has the autonomy to determine how and…

 Van Wray Hello and welcome to the KnolShare with Dr. Dave Podcast.  KnolShare with Dr. Dave is hosted on GrokShare.com, iTunes, and Google Play. You are listening to Episode #43 with Dr. Dave and Van Wray.  Our discussion is based on his topic “You Mind is not an Office – How to be Fully Present…

Heidi Helfand and Dr. Dave Cornelius co-present quality topic at Agile Open SoCal 2017 at University California Irvine.

The Scrum Master (SM) role facilitates the team practice of lean thinking and agile tenets by using the Scrum framework. Operating in this role without authority is difficult and can lead to questions of worth to the value delivered. The SM role is important for the outcome of team harmony and to enable self-organization. Look…

The PO role represents the voice of customer (VOC). This position is essential to prioritize and evaluate the outcomes produced by teams that are the builders of things (BoT). Selecting the right person to represent VOC is critical to build the right customer value at the right time. The name Product Owner is misleading and…