Occasionally I will pay attention to events, trends, and concepts that are developing, especially those items that could explode into the mainstream or media at any time. For those of you who know me, you know the "occasionally" comment was highly sarcastic. While what I am about to say technically isn't new, it is becoming … Continue reading We Are Not Defined By Our Struggles
Tag: agile
My Post at Matrix Resources Blog
Howdy again folks. Recently I joined Matrix Resources as an Agile Coach. I am ecstatic and a bit humbled to have been allowed to contribute to the blog. I hope you enjoy, "Is Dr. Seuss Your Product Owner?"
Spotify Engineering Culture, Part 2
Woot! Spotify released a second, follow up video to their Engineer Culture vid. Great ideas around "non-fatal" failure, learning, retrospectives, and managing process and chaos.
Agility Through Improved Testing – A Humdinger of a Conversation Starter
Everybody loves to test, but especially developers. . . I hope you can sense the dripping of sarcasm in that sentence. I get it - I truly do. Who wants to test stuff when they can be saving the world with the next "Flappy Bird" or inventing the combo ruler/scale/CRM/weight loss app? In all actuality, testing is more than a boring … Continue reading Agility Through Improved Testing – A Humdinger of a Conversation Starter
Fixing the Culture Problem
I work for a great company. No, seriously, I do. What makes it a great company? The people, the products, the impact on the market, innovation, etc. I also work for a terrible company. Again, seriously, I do. How can I say that I work for a terrible, yet great company. Because no company is perfect. … Continue reading Fixing the Culture Problem
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