PinnedSteve CiccarelliThe Genesis of Real-World Sprint EstimatingIn the beginning, Scrum defined the Sprint. And the sprint swirled and formed itself (usually) into a 2 week period of time. And the…Apr 23Apr 23
Steve CiccarelliinNew Agile ParadigmUser Stories and the Absurdity of Mandating End-to-End ValueI was having a lovely discussion with a very intelligent and articulate person the other day and they offered an example of a User Story.Oct 24Oct 24
Steve CiccarelliinNew Agile ParadigmStrategic vs Tactical AgileWhen “fail fast” makes sense and when “build it right” makes more sense.Oct 18Oct 18
Steve CiccarelliStrategic vs Tactical AgileA huge mistake I keep seeing in industry articles and in organizations I’ve personally been a part of is the notion that Agile belongs…Oct 18Oct 18
Steve CiccarelliinNew Agile ParadigmAgile in the Age of AccountabilityA few years ago, I was hired as a Group Development Manager in a company which outsourced all of its work. Our Managed Service Partner…Jul 26Jul 26
Steve CiccarelliArtificial Intelligence vs Synthetic Intelligence (Part 1)In May of 2017, Google’s AlphaGo beat the #1 ranked human Go player in 3 straight games. For those unfamiliar with Go, the complexity of…Jul 18Jul 18
Steve CiccarelliinNew Agile ParadigmEstimation and AccountabilityOver in Redditland, and here in Medium, for that matter, I’ve seen a bunch of articles to the effect of “why bother estimating software?”…Jul 121Jul 121
Steve CiccarelliinNew Agile ParadigmDone vs. Done-Done (dun dun dun!)Ahh, the ellusive Definition of Done.Jun 6Jun 6