Comments on: New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity http://www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity/ Agile For All Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity [agileforall.com] on Topsy.com http://www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Twitter Trackbacks for New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity [agileforall.com] on Topsy.com Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:13:29 +0000 http://www.agileforall.com/blog/?p=328#comment-340 [...] New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity – view page – cached #Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality » New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity Comments Feed Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality A new blog is born! New to agile? Tools for distributed agile Agile is like… cooking??? Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality RSS Feed — From the page [...] [...] New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity http://www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity – view page – cached #Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality » New to agile? Don’t settle for mediocrity Comments Feed Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality A new blog is born! New to agile? Tools for distributed agile Agile is like… cooking??? Agile Bob on Making Agile a Reality RSS Feed — From the page [...]

]]> By: Agile antipattern: Treating symptoms not causes http://www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Agile antipattern: Treating symptoms not causes Wed, 13 May 2009 16:32:33 +0000 http://www.agileforall.com/blog/?p=328#comment-218 [...] As you can see, replacing the battery would not have fixed the entire problem.  Too often I find software teams asking “why?” only once, which will almost universally lead to a band-aid fix.  Asking “why?” 5 times can help, but it rarely shows the interdependence between problems.  It is a good method, but it is not the BEST method, and as readers of this blog know, I don’t accept mediocrity! [...] [...] As you can see, replacing the battery would not have fixed the entire problem.  Too often I find software teams asking “why?” only once, which will almost universally lead to a band-aid fix.  Asking “why?” 5 times can help, but it rarely shows the interdependence between problems.  It is a good method, but it is not the BEST method, and as readers of this blog know, I don’t accept mediocrity! [...]

]]> By: empty your glass » Blog Archive » How to be Awesome in a Corporate Vacuum http://www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-111 empty your glass » Blog Archive » How to be Awesome in a Corporate Vacuum Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:06:51 +0000 http://www.agileforall.com/blog/?p=328#comment-111 [...] several agile bloggers have been writing about mediocrity. Fear of change and fear of success basically culminate in a desire to remain [...] [...] several agile bloggers have been writing about mediocrity. Fear of change and fear of success basically culminate in a desire to remain [...]

]]> By: John Moore http://www.agileforall.com/2009/03/30/new-to-agile-dont-settle-for-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-74 John Moore Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:57:31 +0000 http://www.agileforall.com/blog/?p=328#comment-74 Great list. The one item that resonated with me the most was the reference to the daily standup meetings, which I feel strongly should hold a place in everyone's process (agile or not). The meetings have to stay on track to deliver full value. Check out my recent blog post on the power of the daily standup: http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/why-i-love-the-daily-standup/ I love the line "Don't settle for mediocrity". Once you do you might as well go home. John http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com Great list. The one item that resonated with me the most was the reference to the daily standup meetings, which I feel strongly should hold a place in everyone’s process (agile or not). The meetings have to stay on track to deliver full value.

Check out my recent blog post on the power of the daily standup:

http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/why-i-love-the-daily-standup/

I love the line “Don’t settle for mediocrity”. Once you do you might as well go home.

John
http://johnfmoore.wordpress.com

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