Last week I was fortunate to attend the Agile 2012 conference in Dallas, TX. My experience there was very positive, with learning and great conversations. The biggest thrill for me was finally meeting in person many people whose work I admire. (A full review of the event is a different post.) I did note something […]
Tag Archives: enterprise
Evidence of Innovation and Creativity
Is it possible to find a company that does not say they are innovative? Is there any manager or VP that does not want more creativity? I’m sure such companies and people exist somewhere but I haven’t found one. We all want to foster innovation and creativity. Innovation In The Team Agile teams that are […]
Limiting WIP: People, Organizations and Scrum
(It’s been a long time since I have posted. I’m back at it now!) I have seen a common thread all through my career. A problem experienced seemingly everywhere, at all levels, including with myself. This problem causes all sorts of dysfunctions and symtoms, from frustration and poor quality to wasted effort and missed deadlines. […]
Agility Requires Clear Communication
The topic of communication has become a bit of an irritant lately. Certainly I’m not the best communicator in the world, so I work at it. I’m starting to wonder if many others have forgotten this key to productivity and enjoyment. I have many thoughts on this subject. Today I’ll address communication as an enterprise […]
Teamwork for real?
(I have much to say about the Certified ScrumMaster Workshop that just ended yesterday. This topic is burning my thoughts for some time now so it comes first!) Everyone “Does” Teamwork Recently I have been participating in the interview process for a technical position. The opening is on a customer engineering support team. Another of […]
The Gangplank Presentation – Wow!
Earlier this week I spoke at Gangplank. It was an excellent experience, with some hard questions at the end! Slides This presentation is the first I have posted to SlideShare, an interesting experiment of itself. Please have a look: [slideshare id=3559866&doc=businessbenefitsofbeingagile-100325234418-phpapp02] Questions At the end of the presentation and after the presentation time, two smart […]
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