After my introductory notes, I’ve received a few inquires about more notes on Cialdini’s Influence Science and Practice. So I dug around on the web and offer up my discoveries. The best of the bunch (much like my own) is a series in six parts starting on Janin’s (sp?) blog happening-here. Update: Just discovered Marshall […]
Notes from a Tool User
Top 8 Agile Books: Beyond the Basics
Now you’ve read the basic introductory books to Agile Software development and you want to learn more, here’s my recent reading list: Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game (2nd Edition)” by Alistair Cockburn. Possibly the most interesting book I’ve ever read about agile software development. Its not about any one methodology, instead Alistair analyses game […]
Influence – how and why does it work
I’ve never read a book twice and not since undergrad have I taken notes on a book. Yet Robert Cialdini’s “Influence Science and Practice” is so engaging that I’m enjoying a second read. The book is about the psychology of compliance. How do salespeople (“compliance professionals”) and others get us to do things that may […]
When to Estimate the Product Backlog
As with my previous post a quick question to the Scrum mailing list goes a long way. My original question: After reading the Ken’s first scrum book and some of Mike Cohn’s Agile Estimation book – I’m a little confused as to when the team should estimate the product backlog. It seems clear that during […]
I was Wrong about Re-Estimation
I’m just starting to learn and implement Scrum without yet having completed the CSM training. I’ve years of reading about Agile Software development including the original Scrum Book. So I thought I had a solid understanding. However putting theory into practice always reveals questions that I’d never considered. Recently on the Scrum List I asked […]