Stop starting with Scrum
09/19/16
Don’t worry: I am not going to jump on the “agile is dead and a failure” bandwagon. I do not... Read more
Posts by Niels Talens
Impact mapping and continuous validation
11/25/15
There is always a reason for making software. Let’s rephrase that: there should always be a reason, at least from... Read more
Continuous Validation: Meet Gareth. He is seriously unpleasant.
09/16/15
Hello world, please meet Gareth. He can be seriously unpleasant. Trust me, we know. But he is becoming more and... Read more
After continuous integration there is continuous validation
08/24/15
It’s a funny thing to say that delivering business value is the most important thing when developing software. It doesn’t... Read more
How assumptions are not the mother of all f-ups
07/14/15
The thing about trends is that they will come and they will go. So after the agile trend continuous delivery... Read more
DevOps, building on quicksand?
07/25/14
The management decides they want DevOps and Continuous Delivery. It is faster, cheaper and there are less people needed for... Read more
DevOps and Product Ownership
07/18/14
[This article was co-written by Miel Donkers and Niels Talens.] You could see DevOps as expanding the mindset, toolset and... Read more
It’s all about the input
03/07/13
Garbage in, garbage out This is a pretty basic principle. But what do you expect? What are the odds that... Read more
A man went to the doctor…
11/09/12
“Hello Doctor, I have epicondylitis lateralis and I think we can fix that with Shockwave. Shockwave is a brand new... Read more
Velocity is not for you
10/08/12
A while ago someone told me they let their product owners participate in estimations. And I don’t mean watch how... Read more
RST Testing Training – James vs. Michael
06/23/12
I was thinking to get James Bach to the Netherlands because he has an interesting view on testing. I read... Read more
Lean specifications, what’s that?
09/07/11
A lot of teams are changing to Agile. Usually they start bottom up with a development focus on getting agile.... Read more
Lean bells ringing at the hospital
06/19/11
Last week I was working at my house together with my father and we removed a wall to create a... Read more