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Agile & Lean (23)

My Session Proposal for ALE 2011

The ALE 2011 unconference in Berlin, on 7-9 September, is the best proof that a self-organizing network of people can create something un...

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Open Letter to Agile Alliance, Scrum Alliance, and LSSC

Hi, Since three months I have been working with others to create a network of Agile and Lean thinkers and practitioners across Europe (AL...

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ALEnetwork @ XP2011

On 10 May 2011, at the XP2011 conference in Madrid, 32 people from different European countries joined to create a common vision for the ...

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The Birth of a Network

The moment is nearly there! Next week the Agile Lean Europe network will have its first gathering at the XP2011 conference. The buzz arou...

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Agile Lean Europe (XP2011 Gathering, 1st update)

I had a feeling people would respond positively to our initiative of the Agile Lean Europe network. But I didn’t expect it would launch...

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How to Move Europe

I am trying to move Europe. Or actually, I am trying to move the countries in Europe a little closer together. Europe is full of great (A...

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Agile Lean Europe: Taking Action

In my previous post I evaluated the discussion about a European network for Agile and Lean thinkers (and doers). My conclusion is that ma...

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Agile Doesn’t Make Sense, It Makes a Difference

Would Madonna have been successful if she had styled herself M.L. Ciccone? I don’t think so. Names are important. Good names can be mot...

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New Group – Agile Lean Europe (ALE)

Why are Agile and Lean practitioners in the US better organized than in Europe? It is great that we have an Agile Alliance, a Scrum Allia...

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No True Agile, No True Lean, No True Latte

My presentation Complexity vs. Lean has been well received by many, whereas it was berated by a few. And good or bad, it certainly has sp...

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Iterative and Incremental Development: New Definitions

I came to the conclusion that iterative and incremental development both need a new definition. Here is a piece of text I have been worki...

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