23 Aug
2006

Scrum Master Training Review

Scott Schimanski, a friend and colleague of mine, recently attended Scrum Master training and upon his return, reviewed it for the rest of the team.  With his permission, I am posting his review here, slightly edited to protect the innocent. Scott is a former developer and current Project Manager and, as you will see, one heck […]

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23 Aug
2006

At the Office with Microsoft

Have you seen “The Office”?  Have you seen the British version with David Brent?  The character of David Brent is played by Ricky Gervais, who has had one of the most popular podcasts in history. Apparently Microsoft thought that it would be a good idea to have Ricky expound on the company’s core values while […]

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23 Aug
2006

2 Things that Will Soon Matter

I have spent the better part of a weekend doing some listening and reading about some emerging Microsoft technologies (products?) that I believe will both be disruptive in their own ways.  Windows Workflow Foundations and Microsoft Share Point 2007 are linked together, but worlds apart. Windows Workflow Foundations Workflow seems really mundane, which is why […]

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