Tom PerryFeb 28, 20195 minLetting them build itAgile methods like scrum and XP are very exciting, especially when you are first introduced to them. There is something very common sense...
Tom PerryFeb 27, 20192 minTime MachineOK, 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...
Tom PerryJan 29, 20194 minTest Driven TransformationThe introduction of agile methods has brought a wave of innovation in the business world that some might argue has revolutionized...
Tom PerrySep 29, 20142 minTeam GeneticsToday I was listing to “The Splendid Table”, a great cooking show on NPR. They were talking about variation in growing heirloom tomatoes....
Tom PerryFeb 13, 20135 minSlowing DownLast week I led a session at Agile Open Northwest called, “Slowing Down”. The idea for this session was inspired by my own struggles with...
Tom PerryMay 13, 20111 minXP2011 Day 4Sessions Silo Busting w/Tom Perry and Lourdes Vidueira Yeah, that’s me. It was our big session. And just for the record, we rocked the...
Tom PerryMay 12, 20112 minXP2011 Day 3Conversations What can I say? The restaurant open bar last night was epic. Actually I wasn’t saying very much at all to anyone this...
Tom PerryMay 12, 20112 minXP2011 Day 2First a brief note on the important things: The breakfasts: While I don’t think anyone is going to beat last year’s xp2010 hotel in...
Tom PerryMay 10, 20113 minXP2011 Day 1The first day of XP2011 got off to a good start today. As your roaming reporter I think I will break down my experience of day one into...
Tom PerryMay 3, 20111 minThe Fractal Beauty of ProcessThere is something about a well designed process that I find mesmerizing. It really doesn’t matter if it’s XP, Scrum, Lean, or Kanban the...
Tom PerryApr 24, 20112 minHow Others See Us Is Important TooI was having a conversation once with an executive sponsor who was frustrated by friction between competing organizational silos. One...
Tom PerrySep 10, 20095 minWhat I Learned From My Daughter’s First Grade ClassroomThe new school year is beginning and my daughter is starting first grade. I had an opportunity to go to her elementary school open house...
Tom PerryJun 16, 20091 minDay 1 of Agile Roots ConferenceThis conference has an awesome speaker lineup for its relatively small size (~200). It’s really great! Great first day. Lots of notes....
Tom PerryMay 5, 20091 minI’ll be speaking at Agile Roots 2009!I’ll be giving a tutorial, “Impediment Hunting” at Agile Roots 2009! This is a fantastic tutorial and I’m really excited to have been...
Tom PerryMar 1, 20095 minFinding ImpedimentsI’ve been thinking a lot about impediments lately. OK, maybe obsessing is a better word. I know it’s the word my wife would use. Note to...
Tom PerryFeb 27, 20092 minTreating “Impedimentia”Why is it so hard to come up with impediments sometimes? I know that impediments are all around me – literally everywhere I look. So why...
Tom PerryFeb 25, 20095 minClassifying ImpedimentsCategorizing things can be a very useful tool for understanding the world around us. I watch my 2 year old daughter doing it all the...
Tom PerryJan 27, 20093 minGive the 360 Back to the TeamTired of doing the same old retrospective every sprint? You know how it goes: what went right/what needs improvement/action items. Are...
Tom PerryDec 10, 20081 minWorking with Agile Teams has to be betterLike many folks I work in an environment where multiple methodologies are used. Some are insiders: the various and sundry Agile...