Category: Scrum
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Hudson Bay Start – reducing project risk
The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) was founded by King Charles II in 1670 and that makes it the oldest commercial company in the English-speaking world. For centuries the HBC controlled the fur trade throughout much of British-controlled North America, in an area known as Rupert’s Land, undertaking early exploration and functioning as the de facto…
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Scrummaging for unk unks
In 2002 Donald Rumsfeld was ridiculed for his infamous “known unknown” speech. However, despite the ridicule he was in fact quoting an accepted project management theory. That of managing unk-unks. unk-unks n. especially in engineering, something, such as a problem, that has not been and could not have been imagined or anticipated; an unknown unknown.…
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Scaling up agile projects
Agile methods don’t scale, if you are embarking on a big serious project you had better adopt a ‘heavyweight’ method. That way you have certainty, control over your resources and an agreed plan. Right? Wrong. Agile methods promote using small teams because it improves communications. With improved communications the team members are more likely to…
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