The strongest articles on engineering excellence and technical leadership — ranked by substance, not recency. How this is ranked
Engineering as a Leadership System: Moving Beyond Frameworks
Delivery outcomes are shaped less by frameworks and practices than by the operating model leaders have designed. How an organisation's …
Why Most Companies Operating Models Fail in Dynamic Markets
A concise comparison of Predictive and Adaptive Operating Models, explaining why traditional structures fail in dynamic markets and how …
Telling People What to Do Is Not Leadership. It’s a Failure of System Design
Explores why real leadership means designing systems that enable team autonomy, flow, and accountability, rather than relying on …
AI Agents Lie About Being Done
My agent reported every task complete when half the tests were missing. Call that a lie if you like. The engineering problem is that the …
Don’t Manage Dependencies, Remove Them
Explains why dependencies are a sign of poor system design and outlines steps to eliminate them by aligning teams, clarifying ownership, and …
The Estimation Trap: How Tracking Accuracy Undermines Trust, Flow, and Value in Software Delivery
Tracking estimation accuracy in software delivery leads to mistrust, fear, and distorted behaviours. Focus on customer value, flow, and …
Is Agile Really Just a Mindset?
Explores Agile as a disciplined system of delivery, emphasizing engineering excellence, CI/CD, observability, and system design over mindset …
Stop Building Silos. Start Building Systems
Explains how fragmented automation and tool silos harm software delivery, and advocates for unified engineering systems and platform …
How to Build for Business Resilience and Continuity
Learn key strategies for building business resilience and continuity, including observability, system decoupling, routine deployments, team …
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What is your perspective on collocation?
Explores the benefits and challenges of collocation in Scrum teams, comparing face-to-face collaboration with remote work, and offering …
Can the Definition of Done change per Sprint?
The Definition of Done can evolve to improve quality but should not be weakened or vary per backlog item. Consistency ensures transparency …
How do you handle conflict in a Scrum Team?
Guidance on resolving conflict in Scrum Teams, including facilitation techniques, escalation steps, and the Scrum Master's role in fostering …
In Nexus with 5 Scrum teams, how can the Product Owner attend all Sprint Planning events?
Explains how a Product Owner can manage Sprint Planning across multiple Scrum teams in Nexus by delegating, using area or team owners, and …
Should the Scrum Master always remove impediments?
Explains when a Scrum Master should remove impediments, focusing on team self-sufficiency, true impediments, and supporting team growth …
What's the best way to work around multiple PO?
Guidance on addressing issues with multiple Product Owners in Scrum, highlighting the need for clear backlog ownership and accountability to …
How do you make a good Forecast?
Explains how to create reliable forecasts in agile projects by using flow metrics like cycle time and throughput, and shifting from …
Are technical skills required to be a Scrum Master?
Technical skills are not required to be a Scrum Master, but understanding technical, business, and organisational contexts helps Scrum …
No Estimates and is it advisable for a Scrum Team to adopt it?
Explores whether Scrum Teams should adopt No Estimates, comparing estimation methods, team maturity, and metrics like cycle time, …
How do you incorporate a Design Sprint in Scrum?
Explains how to integrate Design Sprint activities within Scrum by embedding design and UX work into regular sprints and backlog refinement, …
DOD has made it illegal to do waterfall
The US Department of Defence now requires agile, iterative software development, ending mandatory waterfall methods and influencing global …
Introducing Kanban for Professional Scrum Teams
Learn how Kanban practices can be integrated into Professional Scrum teams to improve workflow, transparency, and delivery using the new …
Work can flow across the Sprint boundary
Explains how Scrum teams can strategically allow unfinished work to flow across Sprint boundaries, enhancing throughput, responsiveness, and …
Professional Scrum is for everyone in your organisation
Explains how involving everyone in Professional Scrum training fosters organisational agility, breaks down silos, and empowers teams to …
Create your own path to Organisational Agility
Learn how to achieve organisational agility by tailoring change to your unique context, building a guiding coalition, and engaging all …
Round up for 2017 and beyond: Agility, DevOps, and Everything In-between
Summary of 2017 conferences, talks, and training on Agile, DevOps, Scrum, and team leadership, with insights from global workshops and …
Professional Scrum Training for the Ghana Police Service
Professional Scrum training introduced Ghana Police officers to Agile methods, using hands-on sprints to support organisational change and …
Professional Organisational Change at the Ghana Police Service
Explores the Ghana Police Service’s shift to a modern, professional model using servant leadership, agile frameworks, and strategic change …
Scrum Tapas: Scrum and Continuous Delivery
Explains how Scrum and Continuous Delivery work together, highlighting their complementary roles in agile software development and practical …
VSTS Sync Migration Tool Update and Bugfix
VSTS Sync Migration Tool adds new features and bug fixes for bulk work item updates, project migration, query transfer, and improved …
Scrum Tapas: The Importance of Professionalism
Explores why professionalism and adherence to engineering excellence are essential for effective Scrum teams, highlighting common pitfalls …
Choosing a Process Template for your Team Project
Guidance on selecting the best process template for team projects in TFS or VSTS, highlighting why the Scrum template reduces friction for …
Government Cloud First policy
Explains the UK Government Cloud First policy, its mandate for public cloud adoption in central government, and challenges faced by public …
Kalabule or a Professional at Agile in Africa
Explores the contrast between unprofessional "kalabule" practices and true professionalism in Agile software development, emphasising core …
VSTS Sync Migration Tools
Open-source tools for migrating work items, test plans, teams, and project structures between TFS and VSTS, supporting consolidation and …
Scaling Professional Scrum with Visual Studio Team Services
Explains how to scale Professional Scrum across multiple teams using Visual Studio Team Services, covering automation, Nexus integration, …
Open-source with VSTS or TFS and Github for better DevOps
Learn how to automate code synchronisation between VSTS/TFS and GitHub, enabling seamless DevOps workflows for open-source projects with …
Migrating from Codeplex to Github
Step-by-step guide to migrating a Codeplex repository to GitHub, covering tool limitations, using Git-TF for code and history, and …
Mapping your Windows Special Folders to OneDrive for Business - Ultimate Backup
Learn how to sync Windows special folders like Documents and Desktop to OneDrive for Business, ensuring automatic cloud backup and easy …
Moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive
Step-by-step guide to moving OneDrive for Business files to a different drive in Windows without re-downloading, freeing up space and …
Agile in Africa 2016
Agile in Africa 2016 brought together experts in Accra, Ghana to promote genuine Agile practices, share knowledge, and support local …
Branch Policies for TFVC
Explains how to apply and manage branch policies in TFVC using regular expressions, enabling code reviews, branch locks, and work item …
Professional Scrum Courses for 2016 in Oslo, Norway
Details 2016 Professional Scrum Master and Developer courses in Oslo and Kongsberg, covering advanced Scrum, coaching, DevOps, and Agile …
Access denied for orchestration plan on Build
Explains how to resolve TFS build errors caused by missing write permissions for the Project Collection Build Service on orchestration …
The High of Release
Overview of Microsoft’s new web-based Release Management tools for building flexible, integrated DevOps pipelines in VSTS and TFS, …
Big Scrum: All you need and not enough
Explores how to scale Scrum effectively by applying agile values, fostering professional teams, and adapting processes to fit unique …
Big Scrum: Are you doing mechanical Scrum
Explores the difference between mechanical and Professional Scrum, highlighting the importance of values, principles, and technical …
How to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015
Learn how to rename a Team Project in TFS 2015, including step-by-step instructions, admin requirements, compatibility notes, and tips for …
Install TFS 2015 today
Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2015, including system requirements, installation options, and setup of SQL Server and …
Upgrading to TFS 2015 in production - DONE
Step-by-step guide to upgrading a production TFS server to TFS 2015, including backup strategies, configuration tips, and handling common …
Unable to load task handler PowerShell for task VSBuild
Explains how to resolve the "Unable to load task handler PowerShell for task VSBuild" error in TFS vNext builds, covering PowerShell …
It's that time again; get ready to upgrade to TFS 2015
Plan your upgrade to Team Foundation Server 2015 as support for TFS 2010 ends soon. Prepare for major schema changes, lengthy upgrades, and …
Using the Build vNext capabilities and demands system
Explains how to use Build vNext's capabilities and demands system in VSO/TFS 2015 to match build agents with required tools and …
ALM Events and public courses in 2015 Q2
Schedule of public courses and events on Visual Studio ALM, TFS, DevOps, and Scrum in 2015 Q2, including live online training and key …
Create a Build vNext build definition
Step-by-step guide to creating a Build vNext build definition in Visual Studio Online, covering task setup, options, triggers, variables, …
My journey into Professional Scrum
Reflects on experiences with Professional Scrum, highlighting its impact on software development, team culture, training, and the challenges …
Managing your Azure VM's with your Phone
Control and monitor your Azure virtual machines and cloud services from your phone. Start, stop, group, and track VMs easily to save time …
The benefits of Visual Studio Online for the Enterprise
Explains how Visual Studio Online streamlines enterprise software development with cloud-based tools, continuous updates, scalability, …
Do you need an expert in Visual Studio ALM, TFS, or Scrum?
Expert consulting and onsite training available in Visual Studio ALM, TFS, and Scrum, including project migration, course delivery, and …
Could not load file or assembly while configuring Build vNext Agent
Explains how to resolve a "Could not load file or assembly" error when configuring Build vNext Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Visual …