USING BUSINESS VALUE POINTS FOR BACKLOG PRIORITISATION

A famous quote from Peter Drucker says "[perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all "[/perfectpullquote] Businesses do not always have a clear and uniform apporach for prioritsing features in a product backlog. Business Values Points can help to rationlize… Read More

October 21, 2019December 25, 2022 dimitri geelenLeave a comment

Cloud services, old wine in new bags?!

Is the cloud radically new? No.... it is old wine in new bags with a twist. Already at the turn of the last millennium, I was developing, selling and implementing Cloud services for Multrix, a small Dutch independent Cloud services provider “avant la lettre”. Later on, when I was working for Shell Global Functions as… Read More

January 23, 2018December 25, 2022 dimitri geelenLeave a comment

Make better decisions using awareness techniques

The control illusion Do you need to know all the facts and possible outcomes before making a decision? Actually you can't , the dynamics of life are too complex to oversee all possibilities. It is a common misconception that we make decisions mainly on rational grounds [perfectpullquote align="left" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]It is a common… Read More

November 24, 2017December 25, 2022 dimitri geelenLeave a comment

Devops and Agile risks are often misunderstood (opsasto Q&A)

on 30 oct 2017 Bernell Geldenhuys Service Management Process Manager at De Sociale Verzekerings Bank asked: "Hi Dimitri, read the article, very good insights and I can definitely see the benefits of this approach. However, I am curious though. Is this all applicable in a DevOps scenario where dev and ops works in 1 team and are fully… Read More

November 15, 2017December 25, 2022 dimitri geelen1 Comment

Standing in the Circle

According to Taiichi Ohno, something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and then rewrite the procedures. Even last month’s manual should be out of date. One of the famous teaching methods by Taiichi Ohno is the chalk circle. The method itself is simple.… Read More Standing in the Circle

November 12, 2017December 25, 2022 mhasselosmitsLeave a comment

AGILE PROCESSES: Are you using the Service performance scorecard correctly? (hint: donâ€™t use it as a disciplining tool)

A service performance scorecard can be a great tool to help us focus our attention where it matters most.… Read More AGILE PROCESSES: Are you using the Service performance scorecard correctly? (hint: donâ€™t use it as a disciplining tool)

April 20, 2017December 25, 2022 dimitri geelenLeave a comment

INFOGRAPHIC: MIXING AGILE and WATERFALL

INFOGRAPHIC: Mixing agile and waterfall… Read More INFOGRAPHIC: MIXING AGILE and WATERFALL

March 27, 2017December 25, 2022 dimitri geelenLeave a comment

Do ITIL processes still have value in devops? YES!!! (short rant)

How often did I read or hear this questions and every time I wonder if the person asking it understands the purpose of the ITIL processes… Read More Do ITIL processes still have value in devops? YES!!! (short rant)

March 2, 2017December 25, 2022 dimitri geelenLeave a comment

How to run mixed waterfall and agile projects.

Often, I hear people say that agile is the modern way of project delivery. You will hear that agile delivery focusses on value, where waterfall focusses on control and its sequential approach is wasteful by nature. However, is that so?… Read More How to run mixed waterfall and agile projects.

February 27, 2017December 25, 2022 dimitri geelen1 Comment

The Process Pragmatist infographic

The Process Pragmatist infographic… Read More The Process Pragmatist infographic

July 18, 2016December 25, 2022 dimitri geelen2 Comments

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