This is the second in a two-part series about adjusting Agile practices for larger teams. In Part 1 of this mini-series, we took a look at how individuals and interactions impact Agile practices. In Part 2, I’ll share what we’ve seen in the other areas. Confession: Most of these points still come down to individuals […]

Our project teams usually fit into most people’s definition of a small team, even if you include key players from our client in the count. As a result, many of our default Agile practices are best suited to that smaller team size and need a few adaptations as team size grows. On a recent project […]

When companies make technological changes to keep pace with their industry, they inevitably have to make culture and process changes, too. And those are often significantly more difficult. I was struck recently by similarities between modern corporate culture changes and those described by Dan Carlin in one episode of his Hardcore History podcast.

At Atomic, we describe our project teams as self-managing. I recently read The One Thing You Need to Know…About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success with a group of others at Atomic. The book got me thinking more about that description of our teams and some different perspectives on self-management.