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By Darian Rashid In Agile Testing, Organizational Structure, Process, Technical Skills, Vertical Slicing Posted July 20, 2016 0 Comments

It is almost guaranteed that when I work with new organizations, one of the first questions that comes up is “How does the development organization work with the Q/A organization?” This question is a stinker. A seemingly simple question actually is pointing out much deeper organizational issues that go beyond testers to how we see […]

I Didn’t Learn to Drive by Reading the Manual

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Agile Transformation, Culture, Experimentation, Process, Training Posted February 20, 2016 0 Comments

I remember that day like it was yesterday. The click of the camera, the awful picture, the waiting for what seemed like hours and finally, that moment where I was handed, still hot off the lamination machine, freedom, emancipation, liberation – or as you may call it, a driver’s license! That was one of the […]

Organizational Transformation Barrier: Corporate Security Policies

By Darian Rashid In Agile Transformation, Barriers and Impediments, ScrumMaster Posted January 18, 2016 0 Comments

The Barrier This is the first post in the ‘Barriers to Organizational Transformation’ series and it is the Friday before Memorial Day so I thought I’d start with something light but important: Those corporate security policies that disallow openly displaying information on walls, hallways, etc. The Effect As you can imagine, the problem with […]

When Did Agile Stop Being Agile?

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Experimentation, General, Soapbox Posted August 20, 2015 0 Comments

I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend lately where pundits, bloggers, and practitioners keep insisting there’s only one way to practice Agile software development, and it’s usually their way (go figure). I can’t tell you how many times I’ll read or hear about new Agile practitioners who asked a simple question on an online group or […]

Empowerment Doesn’t Mean Anarchy

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Agile Roles and Responsibilities, Culture, Process, Soapbox Posted July 19, 2015 0 Comments

One of the most misinterpreted and misapplied terms in our Industry is the term ‘empowered’. I hear it used over and over from organizations that are new to Agile concepts and have usually know just enough to be dangerous – and dangerous they become. Although I’ve seen this term misapplied in many different roles, it […]

Transforming a Traditional Manager Into an Agile Manager

By Darian Rashid In Agile Leadership, Agile Roles and Responsibilities, Culture, Experimentation, Organizational Structure, Process, ScrumMaster, Soapbox, Vertical Slicing Posted April 20, 2015 0 Comments

Many pundits preach that the agile organization will not have managers – that teams will self-manage and can carry out all responsibilities of traditional functional management. This includes HR responsibilities, major conflict disputes, etc. “The team is self-managing, which includes all management responsibilities,” or so I keep hearing. Call me a heretic, but I’ve never […]

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