by Martin Burns | Mar 6, 2010 | Blog
1. If it’s not in writing, it’s a rumour. And we don’t work that way. If you spend your entire time reacting to what people tell you, then you’ll not only never get time to work on important things, you’ll probably end up trying to fix...
by Martin Burns | Mar 3, 2010 | Quotes
There’s a saying that mocks both America & Japanese styles of problem solving. The Americans say Ready, fire, aim. The Japanese say Ready, aim, aim, aim, fire. Liker & Meier, The Toyota Way Fieldbook I’m thoroughly sick of having short termist...
by Martin Burns | Feb 25, 2010 | Blog
We look at a different world, a future, perfect world, because it is where the promise is. Science fiction is a popular genre in movies and books because it opens the eyes to what is possible. Since I was in my teens (quite a few years back), I’ve seen movies...
by Martin Burns | Feb 25, 2010 | Blog
According to the Scrum Alliance: In Scrum, velocity is how much product backlog effort a team can handle in one sprint. This can be estimated by viewing previous sprints, assuming the team composition and sprint duration are kept constant. It can also be established...
