In a previous post on volunteering, I metioned my work with Ignite Phoenix. It is a powerful force for creativity, energy and bringing communities together. I attended Ignite Phoenix 1 more than a year ago. I was blown away by the willingness of people to stand up and talk about thier passion, the support from [...]
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Work Stories, Not Tasks
Traditional or waterfall project management calls for definition of all tasks up front. Each task has a “resource” (i.e. incorrect term for a person) assigned and an estimate for how long the task will take. The task and the assignee are logical guesses that will likely come to pass, even if the task is less [...]
Volunteering for Agile
I’ve spent my life participating in volunteer work. It started when I was very young doing charitable things with my family and church. It expanded to wider interests and included leadership opportunities too. At 14-years old I served on an organizing committee for about 350 youth doing clean-up work on a large non-profit farm. Several [...]
Losing My “Champion Skeptic”
During the time I have been advocating changes to Scrum and agile I have encountered many skeptics. Some were and are more adamant than others. One excellent engineer was such a strong opponent of Scrum, I feared he would derail all change efforts. For a while, I also feared talking to him about his objections. [...]
Story Point Epiphany
The learning never stops. Agile re-enforces this and creates the environment to foster it. As an agile coach, the benefit of continuous learning is provided every day. Last week I conducted a workshop centered on the Product Backlog. The focus was to help engineering understand the purpose, position and power of a properly groomed Product [...]
