I often meet people who are transitioning to agile, and they decided to pick Scrum, because it’s a helpful project management framework. Ok, that makes sense. But then they decide that they no longer need project managers, and that the development manager can act as the Scrum Master. The Scrum Master is not a management […]
The people who are organizing Your Team Needs Women have a good idea–diversity in teams. I have a problem with how they are doing it. I have tried to contribute to the agile community, chairing the Agile 2009 conference, speaking at user groups, writing for a number of outlets, working with my clients. I do
I have a new Stickyminds.com column up: Transitioning to Agile Testing. Enjoy!
I’m trying to start a forum on my site. I am stuck and need help. If you know how to set up forums and are available to help me get started, I would like to talk to you. Please email me. Thanks.
I wrote an article for Cutter IT Journal, called “Agile Managers: The Essence of Leadership.” Cutter has made the entire issue available for free (registration required). See here. If you have comments, please leave them here. I will be posting the article at some point, but not too soon.
I’ve been working with clients making the transition to Agile. They are accustomed to a product manager “owning” a product, and negotiating for people to work on their product. Of course, that means begging, borrowing, stealing people from other projects and lots of multitasking. It also means that specific people have very specific knowledge of
Ashley Moran wrote a wonderful review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. I particularly like these quotes: There’s a wealth of tips for making the whole process effective, with some unexpected ones thrown in. The sections How to Kill a Project and Keep it Dead and Discover Barriers to Collaboration are little gems. … It’s also amazing that
I’m delighted with the Ann Drinkwater’s review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. Some excerpts: … Johanna has translated on paper what sounds good to what really works. … The author’s informal and no nonsense approach aided in the delivery of content. I’d recommend this book to everyone, from those just starting out in management trying
It’s been a few difficult weeks. First, I came down with a bad head cold. It’s almost funny, watching a person with vertigo and a head cold try to walk. Unless you are that person 😉 Then Daughter #2 contracted mono. Then the rains came and my office flooded–twice. I’ve spent a bunch of time
I’ve been working with teams who want to move to agile. Some people on their teams are in another location, where the salaries are cheaper. It’s difficult to get agile started with a geographically distributed team. If everyone’s distributed, it’s easier than if just some people–especially if they are all one function, such as developers