Archive - Laws of Agile

Two Pizza Rule - Keep the team size small

"We try to create teams that are no larger than can be fed by two pizzas," (Jeff Bezos)

Jul 18, 2024 •

Goodhart's Law - What is a good metric?

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure " (Charles Goodhart, 1975)

Jul 8, 2024 •

Hackman's Law - Empowerment of Self-Organizing teams

"The highest-performing teams have a clear mission, autonomy to self-organize, and receive regular feedback." (J. Richard Hackman,1986)

Jul 8, 2024 •

May 2024

Brook's Law - Why More Cooks Spoil the Software Broth

"Adding manpower to a late project makes it later" - Fred Brooks (The Mythical Man-Month, 1975)

May 21, 2024 •

Parkinson’s Law - Explain of why tasks never get completed until deadline is met

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” - Cyril Northcote Parkinson (The Economist, 1955)

May 10, 2024 •

Conway’s Law - Build Team By The Product Nature

"The architecture of a system is a reflection of the communication patterns between the teams that built it." - Fred Wynyk (Conway’s Law in Team…

May 9, 2024 •

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