There are currently several large forest fires burning here in my home state of Idaho. The grand scale of these fires is hard to explain if you have not seen the effects yourself. Here in Boise, the air quality indicator has been at level read (bad) for the last couple of weeks. You can actually […]
Read MoreAlong with a mere 15 or of my closet coworkers, I am now a certified Scrum master. Thanks to the Jeff “Father of Scrum” Sutherland, our team learned in 2 days how to do well what we have been poorly attempting for a year. After struggling to refine our own Scrum implementation, we decided to engage Jeff to come set us […]
Read MoreI am becoming more and more a fan of Esther Derby.? I heard her speak several times at Agile 2006 with Diana Larson and knew then that I would be seeking out more of?their collective?wisdom, despite their admission that they create scrapbooks like other Midwestern women.?? Esther has?a very plain spoken, but effective communication style […]
Read MoreI see Agile as a philosophy of teamwork especially suited to groups tasked with creating something unique. Agile promises that we can actually get a product delivered from of these smart, creative people in whom the business has invested. Maximizing ROI on salaries has been the holy grail of managing knowledge workers for decades, and Agile promises a way to do just that. […]
Read MoreScott 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 […]
Read MoreHave 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 […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
Read MoreI am wanting to put some blog flair on my sidebar with my Currently Reading book list. I have looked through Amazon, and through a few other sites, and I simply cannot find an out-of-the-box JavaScript based solution for this. Surely someone in the world provides a service where I can administer blog flair on […]
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