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A team is asked to take on a special project but they feel uneasy because they lack all of the skills necessary for a successful outcome. Have you experienced that problem before? Perhaps a Skills Inventory could help. This is a skills inventory I helped a team create in the past (I’ve redacted their names […]

Let’s say that I ask you to calculate all the happy prime numbers between Planck’s constant and the speed of light expressed in meters per minute. Did you immediately start reciting numbers to me? Odds are that you did not.

Metrics mislead! In complex domains like software development, metrics can’t capture everything important. Setting goals for metrics can make things worse.

We were taught, ages ago, to write User Stories so that they made business sense: As a [role], I want [some ability], so that I can [accomplish something valuable]. These days, we realize that’s not really ideal — at least not for the small things we chunk our work into, and commit to delivering for […]

eCoaching eCoaching is a new way to deliver best in class lean and agile coaching. A way for companies to access world class agile coaches in smaller and timelier chunks. eCoaching provides access to the same great expertise as full time onsite coaching, but uses technology instead of air travel. You meet with the coach […]

Sprints, standups and story points have come to symbolize Agile methods much like burgers, fries and cola symbolize fast food. Ready for your Agile Happy Meal? I hope not.

A funny thing happened on the way to launching my own consultancy… Industrial Logic and I had too much in common to remain separate. We are all

Planning is critical to the success of your Extreme Programming project. We can help your team by guiding them through Release and Iteration Planning. Upon completion of your project’s first Release and Iteration plans, you will know how to conduct Iteration Planning meetings and you’ll understand when and how to update your Release plan. We […]

Evant, this Application Service Provider (ASP) formerly known as Retail Aspect, embraced XP and is now reaping the fruits of that decision. Industrial Logic’s Joshua Kerievsky has participated on this project and photographed it for your viewing pleasure. The Evant XP engineering team, led by CTO Vraj Mohan and coached by Rob Mee, is featured in the visual tour below.

Value Squares is a game that teaches how the XP values – Courage, Communication, Feedback & Simplicity – map to XP’s practices. Players are asked a value question about a specific card and must decide which value is most applicable for that card.