Steve RopaMar 252 minExercisesThere is a famous exercise book for trombonists called Method for Trombone, by Jean Baptiste Arban. It was originally a cornet method...
Steve RopaMar 72 minMusic as Iterative DevelopmentAn orchestra performance is a great illustration of iterative development.
Steve RopaJul 27, 20202 minKeeping things TidyI'd like to tell a story. When I became a woodworker, I was lucky enough to be able to obtain many of the tools necessary for a...
Steve RopaJul 21, 20202 minMaybe we were wrong?After three plus months of enforced remote work, it turns out you *can* be agile and work remotely.
Steve RopaJul 3, 20203 minClipboard Oriented Programming?Programming is far more than copying the code someone else wrote
Steve RopaFeb 23, 20125 minLearning your scalesRecently, we looked at how a jazz combo is a great metaphor for the interactions and exchanges that make up a great small team. The...
Steve RopaJan 24, 20126 minMaking Beautiful Music – A new way at considering small teams<Adapted from my article in CM Crossroads titled “Making Beautiful Music Together”> Have you ever watched a jazz combo? The performance...
Steve RopaJan 10, 20123 minEverything I learned about Scrum Teams I learned from M*A*S*HI like to participate in discussion groups. I enjoy the discussions themselves, and I also like “meeting” the folks who are...
Steve RopaDec 29, 20113 minGet over it alreadyIs it fair to call Quasimodo ugly? Earlier this year, on the LinkedIn Agile discussion group, someone posted the question “Is it fair or...
Steve RopaAug 30, 20113 minCan an Agile Team have Managers?I have a confession to make. I’m a manager. I’ve been a manager for many years. I’ve led agile development teams most of that time. ...
Steve RopaJul 29, 20113 minWhen is it Good EnoughI’m a woodworker. I love to work with wood, and I truly enjoy the sense of satisfaction that comes from the work I do. I think this is...
Steve RopaJul 7, 20113 minManaging Technical DebtDebt seems to be on every-one’s mind these days. You can’t open a newspaper anywhere in the world without seeing some article about some...
Steve RopaNov 10, 20103 minGoing Back to the BeginningI had a very interesting conversation on the scrumdevelopment yahoo group this week that really got me thinking about a few things. The...
Steve RopaSep 29, 20102 minSelf Organization is an Emergent BehaviorEver since I got involved in the agile development community, I’ve struggled with the concept of self organizing teams. We all know that...