Recently on a LinkedIn forum, a poster mentioned that empiricism was not scientific, that “Agile software ‘engineers’ use empiricism but that’s because there is no science (yet),” that “inventors use empiricism, professionals use science.” I disagreed, and so he asked me “Do you really have faith in a car mechanic…

I discussed the ‘Agile Test,’ my term for the opportunities we get to apply inspect-and-adapt to improve our processes and practices when faced with problems and impediments, in an earlier article (“Are You Failing the Agile Test?”). …

I’m often asked, by clients, by colleagues, and by other coaches, what I see is the biggest reason behind failed Scrum adoptions. I’ve come to realize that it all comes down to the people who are entrusted with guiding the transformation not understanding that they’re actually facing a test; will…