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Sebastian 12026-06-08

News: See my apps

I going to make the apps I'm developing in my free time available here on my website. You can find…

Sebastian 12026-05-25

Agile isn't always Agile

Stefan Roock describes multiple process models in his article about hybrid project management forms (Link, German) with very specific details.
The following is my approach to boil them down into one, Agile in Waterfall and compare them with Waterfall and Agile.

Sebastian 12026-05-17

Why a test column on boards is a problem

I often see on boards columns like “Open”,  “Dev” or "In Progress" (but still just being for developers) and next to them “Test” or “QA.”. And ticket moving through it and handovers happening between columns. Developers stop working once they are done (with a first version) and testers just start once they got the ticket handed over. Sequentially working on it instead of doing it in parallel where doable.

In this article, I explain why I see this structure as a problem, how it can cause issues if enforced, and what possible alternatives exist.

This is an updated version of an already existing article. Also available in German.

Sebastian 12024-10-12

News: Alternatives for a test column

I added alternatives for a Test / QA column to the article.

Sebastian 12024-02-24

Done is not just a document

I see Scrum's "Definition of Done" being off as Done is often treated as an artifact, but as not an…