Category Archives: BDUF

“When Does the Spec Freeze?”

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Johanna

At a prospective client, a senior manager asked me, “In agile, when does the spec freeze?” I said it either didn’t, or did at the end of any iteration in which people wrote a spec. He had a puzzled look … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up the Office, Round 3: A Slightly Agile Approach

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Johanna

  I reported on my progress cleaning up my office previously . I hadn’t let it get that bad since that round of organizing, but I did ask for help from Daughter #2 in May, to buy some bins and … Continue reading →

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Letting Go of BDUF

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Johanna

  I’ve taught several workshops where people wanted to learn how to start adopting some agile approaches. They knew about timeboxing, but didn’t quite see how to make it work. The part they were missing was having working valuable product … Continue reading →

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