Agile, Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean: the same elephant, different points of view. - ron jeffries -All the Same ElephantTumblr (3.0; @sameelephant)http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/There IS an I in TEAM. It’s in the a-hole.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/edc4aee7f1c8848c47145f4aad84110f/tumblr_mga2nbJUni1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There IS an I in TEAM. It’s in the a-hole.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/39961355527http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/39961355527Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:01:00 -0500MadeWithPaperNot all of these paths are failures. One of them really appears...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdoxn7e4U91ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not all of these paths are failures. One of them really appears to be.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/35990642120http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/35990642120Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:57:00 -0500Does the order in which we do things matter? Well, yes …<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbucd6rosj1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Does the order in which we do things matter? Well, yes …</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/33503418663http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/33503418663Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:55:00 -0400Top Down Agile Meets With Unified Resistance at Every Level<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8i0dcLPk61ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Top Down Agile Meets With Unified Resistance at Every Level</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/29061269549http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/29061269549Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:24:00 -0400MadeWithPaperHappy Effective Agile Team Meets Strong Peer Resistance to...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8hzi9ksmw1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Effective Agile Team Meets Strong Peer Resistance to Upward Outward Growth</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/29060262215http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/29060262215Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:06:00 -0400MadeWithPaperUnskilled Developers Think They Must Build All the...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8fx70MYU51ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unskilled Developers Think They Must Build All the Infrastructure to Support These Three Stories</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/28981110840http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/28981110840Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:21:00 -0400MadeWithPaperSkilled Developers Build Infrastructure As Needed, When Needed<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8fx6q6vtG1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Skilled Developers Build Infrastructure As Needed, When Needed</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/28981104635http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/28981104635Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:20:00 -0400MadeWithPaperUnskilled Developers Cannot Compress Technical Work in Support...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ecawx2A71ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unskilled Developers Cannot Compress Technical Work in Support of a Compressed User Story.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/28918751784http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/28918751784Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:52:00 -0400MadeWithPaperWorking on One Thing at a Time Gets More Things Done<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7d2x11YyB1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working on One Thing at a Time Gets More Things Done</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/27483263741http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/27483263741Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:58:00 -0400MadeWithPaperStore Your Data in the Clown … It’ll Be OK<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6n9ggohnP1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Store Your Data in the Clown … It’ll Be OK</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/26496962750http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/26496962750Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:21:00 -0400MadeWithPaperDistribution of Value in a Big Story Suggests Splitting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6n612Paqc1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Distribution of Value in a Big Story Suggests Splitting</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/26493292948http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/26493292948Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:07:00 -0400MadeWithPaperIdea Looking Comparatively Good Next to a Straw Man (v1)<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4z3r6kiPK1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Idea Looking Comparatively Good Next to a Straw Man<br/> (v1)</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/24243151924http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/24243151924Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:42:00 -0400MadeWithPaperClean code wounded by “just a few” hacked-in...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4qjljOuez1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clean code wounded by “just a few” hacked-in features.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/23927760885http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/23927760885Mon, 28 May 2012 09:46:00 -0400MadeWithPaperVelocity as a Function of Code Cleanliness When should we...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4mxiyjo4U1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Velocity as a Function of Code Cleanliness</p> <p>When should we refactor?</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/23797758960http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/23797758960Sat, 26 May 2012 10:56:00 -0400Imaginary Bright Line Between Scrum and Not Scrum<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nflrkU8T1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Imaginary Bright Line Between Scrum and Not Scrum</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22581609857http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22581609857Mon, 07 May 2012 06:53:00 -0400Imaginary Bright Line Between Scrum and Not ScrumCan We Agree ...<p><strong>That on time delivery of a good subset is usually better than much later delivery of everything?</strong></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cqdfbGSr1ro4sp5.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>That collaboration between business and technical is more valuable?</strong></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cqe2nGWS1ro4sp5.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>That less waiting delivers more value sooner?</strong></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cqf953C51ro4sp5.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>That fewer interruptions are better than more?</strong></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cqgky7hB1ro4sp5.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>Now can we start from there? </strong></p> <p>What valuable ways do we all know to help those things happen?</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22197221575http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22197221575Tue, 01 May 2012 12:16:00 -0400One? The other? Both?<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aqiiLPDo1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One? The other? Both?</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22122464333http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22122464333Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:20:00 -0400MadeWithPaperI apologize. Something came over me.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m398z1KbeM1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I apologize. Something came over me.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22066065251http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/22066065251Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:04:00 -0400MadeWithPaperBright light on daisy hides beautiful rose.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33avppOtf1ruqry9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bright light on daisy hides beautiful rose.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/21847633810http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/21847633810Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:59:00 -0400MadeWithPaperFascinated by the One Ring, Gollum fails to find other...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2znkpjtWz1ruqry9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Fascinated by the One Ring, Gollum fails to find other treasures.</p>http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/21715532064http://sameelephant.tumblr.com/post/21715532064Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:43:37 -0400