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

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...

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

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

Last week I led a session at Agile Open Northwest called, “Slowing Down”. The idea for this session was inspired by my own struggles with...

Sessions 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...

Conversations What can I say? The restaurant open bar last night was epic. Actually I wasn’t saying very much at all to anyone this...

First 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...

The 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...

There 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...