My Agile 2013 experiences

Last week I attended Agile 2013. This is my first time attending an Agile Alliance conference. My compliments go out to everyone involved with putting it together.  In particular I’d like to thank all the volunteers who gave up their … Continue reading...

Don’t fear the mob!

At Agile 2013 I had many great conversations. One of the best questions I was asked was “what will we be talking about in 2 years?” There are so many things happening here. I will be doing a post to … Continue reading →

Confronting myself (it really does suck!)

In my last post I talked about managers and front line workers confronting themselves. I want to share a little bit of my story to help illustrate further. In a former life as a manager of a development team I … Continue reading →

Confronting reality sucks!

How many times have you heard management say “if they would just adopt that Agile thing it will fix the problems!”  At Agile 2013 Christopher Avery provided insight into this management mindset during his talk. It’s not hard to find organizations...

Who’s your customer?

Recently I was helping a team who has been struggling for a while. They seem to lack focus, direction, priorities and worse yet I believe they feel a little out of control. In other words, they’re trying to be everything … Continue reading →