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So today we are talking about something called Agile Modeling.

It is a concept that has been spearheaded in our industry by a guy named Scott Ambler. It is not some place for hot young women to send their modeling portfolios (when I worked with Scott, this happened on many occasions [if there are hot women who want to send me their pics please send them here (smile)]).

Sorry got a bit off topic.

So.

What is this Agile Modeling stuff and how does it pertain to Scrum?

Think about how we do things in Scrum (and a lot of other agile software development techniques).

We inspect and adapt.

Agile Modeling uses a lot of the same concepts.

Except this is looking at the documentation and modeling techniques within agile software development.

Something that Scrum does not really talk about but it something that is needed when actually developing software for a living.

There is a concept called Agile Modeling Driven Development (AMDD). More information about it can be found here.

Read it. Learn it. Use it.

Really. It is an incredible resource for agile teams.

One of the things that irks me (bad) when I walk into an agile team and they say, “Oh, we are using Scrum we do not DO documentation.”

What?

Ug.

Everyone does.

We do some type of modeling throughout the entire project lifecycle; this includes project initiation (or startup or “Sprint Zero”), during Sprint Planning, and on a just-in-time basis throughout a Sprint (Scott calls this “model storming”).

And this leads to Agile Modeling. Something more of us can all learn a little more about.

It will also help keep you out of heat with your “Compliance People.” You can read a little more about that here.

And what about this reference to Luke and Leia in the cartoon this week?

Ah.

You will have to keep coming back to learn more about that connection.

The plot thickens.

Have a great day!

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