Category Archives: Development

What software people can learn from great Lego design – YOW 2012

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

At YOW! Australia in Melbourne I had the pleasure of introducing and getting to know John-Henry Harris, a product designer at Lego in Denmark. Originally from the UK, his passion for product design, and a love of Lego saw him … Continue reading →

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WHY ?

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

At various times I’ve heard Fiona, Nigel and myself telling people “If you only adopt one Agile practice make it the retrospectives” … But why ? The boards are useful, but they are really just give you a prompt when … Continue reading →

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Documentation – is video an agile option?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Working software over comprehensive documentation – one of the tenets of the agile movement that was enshrined on the agile manifesto over 10 years ago. But it is often hard to convince grey-haired old men carrying sharpened stakes (aka the … Continue reading →

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YOW! 2011 Australia Conference – something for everyone, even the economists!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

As the lunatics in charge of the Luna Tractor, James and I are fortunate to spend time with the 25% of Australian agile professionals who actually give a shit, who we often meet at industry conferences. The smarter among you … Continue reading →

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Great Engineering Lasts – The U-2 Spy Plane and the SR 71 Blackbird.

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

We spoke at YOW this year on the topic of innovation and agile over 6 decades, highlighting the Agile and Lean principles we see in space and engineering projects. From the 1930s we talked about the Cabinet War rooms and … Continue reading →

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Eating our own Dog Food

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Some Luna friends, Horsham Colour – or I should say now HC Pro – are one of the largest professional photographic labs in Australia, situated in the charming country town of Horsham in the middle of the wheat belt of … Continue reading →

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LUNA CASE STUDY: A health insurance start-up.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Luna Tractor has had the great pleasure of working with a small health insurance start-up here in Melbourne this year. This is their story. The competitive landscape for health insurance in Australia is dominated by a small number of large … Continue reading →

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Luna Guest: “Talking to Your Customers” by Justin French

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Talking to your customers is crucial to the success of your product. Call it Customer Development, User Centered Design or Market Research, just make sure you’re doing it. It’s not hard to do Find a customer, or a potential customer, … Continue reading →

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Agile Roadmaps, Agile Planning and Topical Storms

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

All plans are educated guesses, and in truth the futher into the future we try and gaze the higher the likelihood that our plans are really just guesses. We often use an analogy to cyclone or hurricane forecasts when we … Continue reading →

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The real legacy of Steve Jobs

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

It’s not like the internet doesn’t have enough people regurgitating old Steve Jobs stories right now and despite personally being a shameless fan boy and wanting to give my little tip of the hat to Steve I’ve held back, until … Continue reading →

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