Commitment

Making promises you can keep WITHOUT Scrum Sprint Commitment using Classes of Service

How can we make promises we can keep without a commitment to the sprint content? So I convinced you that the Scrum Sprint Commitment is not such a great idea. I convinced you it is mainly there for learning. You want to move to a commitment to try to meet the forecast instead of committing …

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The Scrum Sprint Commitment/Forecast as an Expectation

Disclaimer –  I’m a well-known Scrum Sprint Commitment basher. But in the last few weeks especially while processing the Lean Conference Boston Keynote by Steven Spear I have a fresh perspective I wanted to share. There is no improvement without learning One of Spear’s key points was that there is no improvement without learning. There is …

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Scrum Sprint Commitment Rant

Going on a Rant If there’s one thing that makes me mad whenever I see it is teams abusing the commitment concept in scrum. I’ve been on a rampage against dysfunctional sprint commitments for a while now, but lately my thoughts have crystalized a bit, especially when I had a chance to discuss this with …

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My slides from Lean Kanban Benelux 2011 – Commitments and Energies in a Kanban system

I’m currently at LKBE11 enjoying the great lineup of speakers and great atmosphere. As for my part, I’m 50% done… Below is my Prezi for Commitments and Energies in a Kanban/Pull system. I’ll share tomorrow’s prezi tomorrow once I finish some last responsible moment tweaks based on things I heard today and want to emphasize …

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