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Agile Calories

Posted by Christophe on May 5, 2010

Displaying calories on the menu is about to become mandatory for restaurant chains with more than 20 locations.

The idea is simple: showing a 700 calorie burger will get people to eat better, and will decrease obesity.

The reality?

Unfortunately, a  recent study shows calorie display has extremely low to no impact on the consumers. While critical, this information doesn’t curb old habits and bad behaviors.

What’s that to do with agile?

I know most people swear by them. They ensure things happen; they guide the team day after day; they promote decision making.

Really? Is your iteration burn down working that well?

or is it suffering the same problem calories on the menu have?

Scary information, not much action?

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David Douglas and Robin Dymond on “We Suck Less!” Is Not Enough

Posted by Christophe on August 17, 2008

In this presentation filmed during Agile 2008, David Douglas and Robin Dymond discuss about companies which try to adopt Agile, but don’t go all the way, resulting in failure and rejection of it, and predictably having a negative impact on Agile’s future.

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Linda Rising on “Fearless Change” Patterns

Posted by Christophe on August 12, 2008

In this infoQ interview made by Floyd Marinescu, co-founder of InfoQ, Linda Rising talks about the book “Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas” and offers examples of how the patterns presented in the book can ease the stress of Agile adoption.

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Little and Spayd on Agile and Organizational Change

Posted by Christophe on February 19, 2008

Agile, once the territory of “early adopters” is coming into the mainstream and meeting resistance. Does this mean Agile can’t work in more traditional teams and organizations? Not necessarily, say coaches Michael Spayd and Joe Little, in this InfoQ interview taped at Agile2006. What’s needed is an awareness of the need to facilitate organizational change.

Watch the video here.

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