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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
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I was teaching a Certified ScrumMaster course recently and the discussion of “done” came up. I love this topic, it is one that I am very passionate about. The analogy I use when I think of what done means to me is around wrapping gifts. For this example, we’ll consider Christmas gifts, where done equals a wrapped present under the tree, with a nametag on it, making it potentially shippable – I can add the bow and ribbon later – the additional features required to really wow my customers. The story goes like this.
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Tuesday, 05 February 2008 |
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Hello! I have just added a new section titled Resources. Here you can find my published papers and decks, Scrum tools that I use on my projects and a reading list. I will continue to add to this list over time as it grows! Enjoy!
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Saturday, 12 January 2008 |
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Hi folks. As you may have read, I am in the process of writing a book, titled Adopting Agile: 101 tips to survive the first year. As a result, I am spending 90% (whatever that means) of my time on the book and the other 10% with the family. As a result, my blog posts will be limited, however, my book postings (separate section on the site) will be abundant. Please visit the book section of the site for new hotness! Be sure to check out the working table of contents as well and provide feedback! -Mitch
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Tuesday, 25 December 2007 |
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ClearContext IMS v4 Review. I must say, this is the best tool that I have used for productivity. I’ve raved about it before, and if you’re reading this because you are searching for information on if you should buy CC v4, just buy it. It will change your email management life.
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
 I have been working on or with Agile teams, mostly Scrum, for almost four years now. On my first team, the Falcon team, and teams ever since, I have noticed a trend in the Daily Scrum meeting where people will say things they think the other team members want to hear. I found this disturbing as you can imagine, and I found a solution to prevent it.
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Sunday, 11 November 2007 |
 The new hotness that is ClearContext has just released version 4.0. Warning, only use this Outlook plugin if you want to be productive. If you are fine with being a slacker, then you can ignore this post.
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Monday, 05 November 2007 |
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 Agile is about collaboration and cross functionality. There are no Heros on Agile teams. How, then, do the hero's in your company fit in an Agile team or project? Putting them full time on the project may impact other projects because the expertise is taken offline. Further, it may cause the persons morale to dip and leave your company, going to a competitor. That is bad. What about when we find that we need a SME (or hero) on your project, but only in a limited or short term capacity? How do you structure your team?
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
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Here is a messed up interview question that I like to ask when I have at least 1.5 hours with people. Sovle it now and you've got a job! 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 Solve for this line
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
 I am writing a paper for the 2007 PMI Global Congress in Atlanta on Agile Transition. Part of the paper covers the Agile Manifesto. As I began researching and writing about it, I found that I had gaps in the historical data on the web. I was fortunate enough to interview Jim Highsmith, Ward Cunningham and Ken Schwaber via telephone to get a better understanding of how the Agile Manifesto came about. Here it is.
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