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Agileconnection Wants You!
If you follow the Agile Journal, you know that it was hacked beyond repair last fall. I was quiet about wanting more articles. But now, the site is up and ready for business. Go look at agileconnection.com. I wrote a … Continue reading
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Leanpub Podcast Up
A few weeks ago, Peter Armstrong interviewed me for Leanpub, to ask me why I enjoyed writing on Leanpub. That podcast is up now on the Leanpub Buzz page. What’s very funny is that the interview is a few weeks … Continue reading
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Dear Author
In my role as technical editor for the Agile Journal and as a reviewer for my trusted colleagues, I have the opportunity to read drafts of articles and some books. I see some troublesome behavior. I know it because I … Continue reading
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Looking for Agile Journal Authors
We are looking for authors for the Agile Journal. Here is the 2012 editorial calendar as a guideline for you: January: Requirements; Agile Game Development February: Low Tech Test Tools March: Mobile, Redefining Quality April: Acceptance Test Driven Development May: … Continue reading
Looking for Agile Authors
For those of you who follow All Things Agile, SQE has acquired Agile Journal. And, with that acquisition, comes a few changes. Russell Pannone, our agile buddy, has stepped away as editor-in-chief. Russell is irreplaceable. I’m not replacing him as … Continue reading
PragPub Out With an Article From Me
I wrote a little article about Barriers to Agility in the most recent version of PragPub, the online magazine from the Pragmatic Bookshelf. There’s a bunch of other good articles in there, too. Andy Lester has a great article about … Continue reading
Meeting Daniel In-Person
I am very fortunate. I had Daniel Steinberg as my editor for Manage It! and for Manage Your Project Portfolio. We’ve learned how to work together well, and we enjoy working with each other. (Well, I *love* working with him … Continue reading
Editing and Writing Are Different
I’m in some variety of “final” editing on Manage Your Project Portfolio. I’ve reorganized the first chapter into two chapters, rewritten a bunch of things, added a new zero-sum game, and have managed to tighten up some of the writing. … Continue reading
Glossary or Index?
I’m in what might be close-to-final editing on Manage Your Project Portfolio. Not everyone understands all my references for things. For example, one of my reviewers did not know what a backlog is. Since I hope that managers of every … Continue reading
Collaborating with Other Writers
Merlin, via 43 Folders Clips has a video of Eric Idle, on John Cleese’s Approach to Writing. Aside from John Cleese’s specificity, Idle talks about how he had trouble finding collaborators until he started working with John Dupre (I don’t … Continue reading
