So, pretend for a minute that you’ve been asked to consult for a company. You do a little research on them: they’re a name brand, their...

Delivering toys to 7.125 billion people in one night. Dang. Now that’s a project. It kind of puts my own project management hassles in a...

Back in the day when I was writing windows programs there was this thing called hungarian notation. It was a form of shorthand that...

“Going against men, I have heard at times a deep harmony thrumming in the mixture, and when they ask me what I say I don’t know. It is...

I used to race with a really experienced crew on a J120 (a flippin’ nice sailboat). We were all very hardcore about our racing. Many on...

There was a short video made back in the 80’s that made a huge impression on me called, “Bambi meets Godzilla” Maybe you’ve seen it. It’s...

I discovered the other day that I have apparently gone over to the dark side of Agile. It’s unfortunate, but understandable given the...

Sometimes I move too fast. Maybe my attention span has been eroded by all of that tweeting and the never ending Facebook updates. I...

I saw my first bullfight today in Madrid. It was an impressive spectacle with all of the pomp and circumstance, blood and cheers that I...

There is something about being trapped in the middle seat in a flying coffin at 35,000 feet with 200 flu-ridden strangers that seems to...

Have you ever looked at a really high functioning team and asked yourself, “Hmmm…I wonder what they would look like if they were...

Bill Cosby has a great bit in one of his comedy routines where he talks about getting stoned. He’s having a conversation with a pot head...

If you give an Agilist a project, He’s going to ask for some stories. When you give him the stories, he’ll probably ask you for a sprint....

Having been working on software projects now for more than a few years I feel as though I have explored many of the most common (and a...

Alastair Cockburn gave the opening keynote speech for the conference. He mentioned that the conference was a product of a local user...

An let’s face it, what is a man eating blob from outer space really made of? I bet it was just a slime mold. The blob was probably just...

A few years ago I went to the Apple WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) in lovely Cupertino California. I was kind of a loner at the...

OK, so by now, many have read my first missive regarding my annual sado-masochistic ritual of decorating the house for Christmas. I’ve...

Every once in a while I have one of those, “Science catches up with reality.” moments. Take, for example, this weekend. I was...