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Tom Perry
- Dec 24, 2014
- 1 min
The Ultimate Project
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...
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Tom Perry
- Oct 12, 2014
- 2 min
Hungarian Notation for Teams
Back in the day when I was writing windows programs there was this thing called hungarian notation. It was a form of shorthand that...
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Tom Perry
- Sep 17, 2014
- 1 min
The Grumpy Scrum Master
“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...
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Tom Perry
- Aug 22, 2013
- 3 min
I’m Helping!
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...
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Tom Perry
- Oct 27, 2011
- 3 min
Bambi vs. Godzilla
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...
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Tom Perry
- Oct 22, 2011
- 3 min
Going To The Dark Side
I discovered the other day that I have apparently gone over to the dark side of Agile. It’s unfortunate, but understandable given the...
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Tom Perry
- Aug 23, 2011
- 2 min
Moving Too Fast
Sometimes I move too fast. Maybe my attention span has been eroded by all of that tweeting and the never ending Facebook updates. I...
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Tom Perry
- May 8, 2011
- 2 min
Watch Out for the Horns!
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...
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Tom Perry
- May 6, 2011
- 2 min
Flying High
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...
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Tom Perry
- Jun 17, 2010
- 2 min
The Agile Meatgrinder
Have you ever looked at a really high functioning team and asked yourself, “Hmmm…I wonder what they would look like if they were...
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Tom Perry
- May 20, 2010
- 1 min
What to do if you’re an A**hole
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...
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Tom Perry
- Jan 1, 2010
- 2 min
If You Give An Agilist A Cookie…
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....
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Tom Perry
- Jul 28, 2009
- 3 min
How to Fail Without Really Trying
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...
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Tom Perry
- Jun 18, 2009
- 4 min
How I Discovered “Gordon The Guided Missile”
Alastair Cockburn gave the opening keynote speech for the conference. He mentioned that the conference was a product of a local user...
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Tom Perry
- Jul 22, 2008
- 2 min
Swarming Meets “The Blob”
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...
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Tom Perry
- Jul 16, 2008
- 2 min
Do Donuts Exert a Gravitational Field?
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...
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Tom Perry
- Dec 7, 2007
- 2 min
Hanging My Test Driven Christmas Lights – A Retrospective
OK, so by now, many have read my first missive regarding my annual sado-masochistic ritual of decorating the house for Christmas. I’ve...
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Tom Perry
- Nov 25, 2007
- 3 min
Hanging My Test Driven Christmas Lights
Every once in a while I have one of those, “Science catches up with reality.” moments. Take, for example, this weekend. I was...
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