Category: Personal
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The Agile Manifesto in the Age of Gen AI
Is the Agile Manifesto Ready for an Upgrade? It has been quite a break. Regularly posting on LinkedIn provided me an opportunity to find a theme that would resonate in the rapidly changing world of product development. While my efforts to archive those posts were lackluster, a calculated choice I own, I now have a
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Reflections On Blogging – Year One Complete
For me, blogging each weekend nearly one year ago. The action to do it was inspired by my move to Improving. This post covers my reflections on blogging regularly. Done is greater than perfect. Each blog post on LinkedIn came with risk. In my mind, there are a lot of questions around how posts would
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Scrum Value #3 – Agree Or Disagree, Commit, And Act
Part 3 in a 5-part series. This post covers Commitment. Agree or disagree, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is committing. The third value; People personally commit to achieving the goals of the Scrum Team Scrum.org One of my former IBM colleagues, says it something like this way. “We agree and commit, or we disagree
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Agile Principle #7 – Progress Is Things Working Right To Delight
Part 7 in a 12-part series. This post covers products and services that are working right to show progress. In part six of this series, Blake McMillian wrote about How We Communicate Matters. He explained how communication has changed over just the last few years. Highlighting effectiveness, quality, and richness of communication impacts team outcomes.
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Agile Value #3 – See Customers As Allies For Success
Part 3 in a 4-part series. This post covers working with customers and clients. Part 1 is posted at this link. Part 2 is posted at this link. The third value; Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Manifesto for Agile Software Development Firstly, it is tough working with people. Secondly, it is tougher working with customers.
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A View Into You, You Are One Person Not Two
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to be one person at work and another in their social life? I found it odd until I started reflecting on my behavior. I discovered you are only one person. How I behave at work, on my team, should be no different than when I’m at home
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3 Reasons For Why Team Values Matter
Below are the three reasons why team values matter. Just as waves destroy unanchored ships in the safest harbors, unexpressed values leave us disconnected. Act as a usefulness measure Serve as a north star Remind us to be our best Onboard the USS ARCHERFISH (SSN 678) we had an emergency underway happen. The squadron and
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How Cynosure Beliefs Unlock Creative Awesomeness
Belief is a keystone that enables creative results. Each person and every team hold a set of beliefs that influence how work is done. Discovering core beliefs can unlock creative awesomeness. Significantly, beliefs are kind of “squishy” in that they can be influenced. So, for a person, beliefs change over time based on experience and
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Right Tools For The Right Outcomes
Hammers are for nails. Screwdrivers are for screws. Selecting tools for outcomes is a challenge. Picking the right tools for the right outcomes is critical. This concept applies to physical tools and virtual tools. First, not every team needs Jira to help organize, plan, and manage their work. Next, not every tool is fit for
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Plan Vs. Act – Rise To The Challenge
As humans, we want a degree of certainty day-to-day. We plan for how we want our actions to work. And yet, all the planning in the world fails if we don’t act. We have to act, to rise to the challenge. I wrote about a quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower last year. You can check