Agile methods like scrum and XP are very exciting, especially when you are first introduced to them. There is something very common sense about the ideas in ...

OK, Mr. Peabody, where are we going today? Well Sherman, Any time I explain what Scrum or XP is, I start with time boxes. The time box method has been around...

If you do a little reading about Scrum one of the first things that you learn are the 5 basic values of Scrum: Courage Focus Respect Committment Openness I’d...

The introduction of agile methods has brought a wave of innovation in the business world that some might argue has revolutionized thinking about how organiza...

I used to be a weightlifter. All through college, and for much of my adult life I have been in gyms exercising in one form or another. I’ve had some modest s...

Recently I was following some twitter feed about #NoEstimates. I’m no expert, but it seems to be a conversation about the fundamental value, or lack of value...

This is the way the world endsThis is the way the world endsThis is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper. – T.S. Eliot Did you ever wonder if ...

Today I was listing to “The Splendid Table”, a great cooking show on NPR. They were talking about variation in growing heirloom tomatoes. Somehow, that got m...

In the agile development community, we are all hip to the notion of two way communication. It can be via any mechanism you choose: email, instant messaging, ...

“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 not the only or the ea...

When I talk to folks about Scrum, one of the points I make sure to cover is the holy trinity, the three basic roles in Scrum: Product Owner, Scrum Master, an...

“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!” This is a popular saying derived from an old Zen koan. When it comes to working with Agile projects I find th...

I’ve always been a big fan of transparency in Agile projects. I love the idea of project stakeholders having an unobstructed view into the work that the team...

When trying to find impediments there is a trap that awaits those of us who are outside of or observing the team. Often, when you are observing a team as an ...

I don’t want to get on a rant here, but…In the Agile community and perhaps in the IT community in general there is a tendency to use the term “Continuous Imp...

In the Agile world, coaches and trainers are distinctions that were created in order to create different ways of making money. They have no useful business p...

So today was a day to make a few changes and take stock of where things are at. The first change I wanted to make was to double the length of the game from 2...

When some people transition from traditional project management to Agile, they seem to lose their voices. These are people who had great, strong, passionate ...