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Living with uncertainty

Just a quick note about Scrum (and Agile in general) on a concept that is often ignored. Scrum is intended for those kinds of work that defined processes have often failed to manage: uncertain requirements combined with unpredictable technology implementation risks (this distinction is not a blasphemy in the Agile context). These conditions usually exist during a new product (in particular software products) development: no matter how carefully you plan the future, it can never be more than a dream, unless you adjust your plan every day. So don't be scared by uncertainty, be ready to live with it and work hard to reduce it. This is what makes the difference between a good member of an Agile Team and a bad one: the good one manages and doesn't ignore uncertainty. This is true at each level of any self proclaimed agile company.

Happy 200, Mokabyte!

The 200 issue of Mokabyte is online ( http://www.mokabyte.it ). It is the most important Italian web magazine about Java technologies and Agile methodologies. I am really proud to have given a contribution writing several articles (here's one, http://www2.mokabyte.it/cms/article.run?articleId=7TK-XI4-MRI-VMN_7f000001_13046033_40989f48 ) for it during the period 2006-2013 . I want to congratulate Giovanni Puliti, Francesco Saliola and all the people who made that magazine great. Thanks a lot guys!