Why Sprints Should Be Stable

I’ve long understood agile sprints to be a fixed set of work. Lately, I’ve had to examine why. I think the principle still stands, and here’s why.

December 24, 2021 · 2 min

Spec Docs

“Program specification is the process of taking a requirement and reducing it down to the point where a programmer’s skill can take over. It is an act of communication, explaining and clarifying the world in such a way as to remove major ambiguities” –The Pragmatic Programmer

December 8, 2018 · 6 min

Agile

“Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan” – Agile manifesto Agile (in its many flavors) is the de facto standard for work management in software. It identifies core priorities for software collaboration and outlines a flexible structure for managing requirements. This facilitates best practices and a shared methodology.

December 2, 2018 · 6 min