Doc NortonCreate simple things in small stepsThe fourth behavior, “Create simple things in small steps” describes both what to create (simple things) and how to create (small steps).2 min read·May 19, 2024----
Doc NortonWork TogetherWhen I share the third behavior, “Work Together”, most teams proclaim that they already do. They’ll make a point of sharing — “We have…1 min read·May 13, 2024----
Doc NortonMake the work visibleA lot of teams have a backlog of some sort and some form of Kanban board — whether it is Jira, Trello, Monday, Asana, MS Project, or a…2 min read·May 6, 2024----
Doc NortonKnow the problem you are solving“Know the problem you are solving” is about knowing the specific problem and for whom this problem exists. It isn’t about knowing what…2 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Doc NortonThe BehaviorsOver the past several years, as I’ve been helping teams and organizations improve their ability to deliver software products that are…3 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Doc NortonAgile is “the best”!I was asked to answer the Quora question, “ Why is the Agile model the best “.·3 min read·Jun 5, 2020----
Doc NortonDeadlines and AgilityI was recently asked to engage in a debate over whether or not there are deadlines in agile. There were a few folks involved in the debate…·3 min read·May 14, 2020----
Doc NortonComments rarely improve codeThe debate over comments in code is ongoing. At least once per year for the last 30 years, I’ve been involved in a discussion on the…·3 min read·May 1, 2020--2--2
Doc NortonShippable StoriesI occasionally (and usually accidentally) find myself in a discussion about whether or not every story should be a shippable increment of…·2 min read·Apr 17, 2020--1--1