Thinking about software development work being organised as a system hasn’t generally been the default approach taken by business leaders over the past few decades. That is until lean / agile approaches started being talked about. Traditionally a popular way to… Read More
Have you wondered how to arrange a to-do list in the correct order? Probably not. There’s nothing to learn, right? Clearly, prioritising what to do next shouldn’t be hard. But don’t underestimate how costly a casual attitude to this can… Read More
This year saw the launch of a new service from Leeds-based start-up RaceBest Ltd. NewRedo were responsible for building their online system and we continue to host and support it. In building the system we utilised some of the latest… Read More
Every month NewRedo plays host to the Agile Yorkshire community group. Fifty people come together to listen and swap ideas. It could be more but we’ve only room for that many. At NewRedo we’re very keen that the process of… Read More
Story Points seem to enjoy a perpetually difficult place in the lives of many agile teams. They are the source of much confusion and teams often choose not to adopt them. The traditional practice of quantifying work in days or… Read More
The concept of a pull system is a simple but important one for software teams. Many teams I see struggling have problems rooted in the push nature of their environment. A pull system reacts to customer demand and worker throughput.… Read More
There are a few questions I get asked in convoluted form. This is one of them. In this safe haven I’ll try to explain what an agile software team is in the most straightforward way I can. Aiming this at customers,… Read More