The first round of coaching circles for 2012 came to an end in April; closing with a retrospective as usual. Feedback from the group in general was that they enjoyed the circles, particularly those new to the group who started with a mentoring circle. All agree a mentoring circle is a good place to start [...]

The Lean Institute of Africa is a non-profit company with the aim of promoting lean management in South Africa and the rest of Africa. They are running a Lean IT workshop in Johannesburg on 16 May. Cost is R3500. For more information please see their website: www.lean.org.za; the attached flyer or contact Lisa Mulder at 021 [...]

The session started with an explanation of the 5 Whys, which Carlo likened to an annoying toddler. I had never thought of it that way – but it is very accurate! In our groups we picked between 2 techniques: 5 whys and cause & effect diagrams, and applied them to an exercise – 3mile island. [...]

Looking for some growth or a new opportunity? Interested in working in a Scrum team, please see the job spec below fo a company looking for a C# .NET developer to join a Scrum team in Cape Town. We are looking for a senior developer for a 1 year contract with the below skills set. There [...]

For SUGSA’s first event of 2012, Patrick Vine shared his ‘just do it’ attitude to planning agile releases. With an emphasis on simplicity & transparency, he starts with high-level release planning using magic estimation at a feature level to generate a gut feel release date, develops detail in backlog grooming, and uses a comprehensive set [...]