From V to I: How Agile Practices Reduce Cycle Times
When applied effectively agile techniques can help compress the classic "V" model of Waterfall Development into an "I" model that reduces time and increases quality.
View ArticleWhat's in a Demo?
Most people familiar with agile and iterative development techniques know that every iteration or sprint should end with a Demo, however, there is little guidance on how a Demo should be delivered....
View ArticleAgile Adoption across the Organization
One of the more frequent questions I'm asked is "how long does it take to become agile?". Like all techniques there is a learning curve and this article talks about the curve and how to avoid some...
View ArticleAgile Update
Although it's been awhile since I've posted on this Blog, I've been presenting at a number of conferences and user groups on a number of topics that should be of interest to fellow agile practitioners.
View ArticleAgile and Superformance
I'll be participating in the Superformance podcast series that Corpus Optima has been hosting each week this Sunday (Dec. 20th) at 3:00PM CST. The Superformance series is hosted by Dave Guerra, author...
View ArticleSuperPerformance Book Tour
Dave Guerra who I recently joined on an Agile Discussion on his radio show, is promoting a new book he's written called the Superperforming CEO. He'll be in Houston on April 13th at the Westchase...
View ArticleAgile 2010 Presentation
For those of you attending Agile 2010 in Orlando, Florida I'll be presenting on Accelerating Enterprise Agile Adoption on Wednesday, August 11th. This is a highly interactive presentation with some...
View ArticlePlaying at Agile Innovation
Most agile practioners are familiar with lightweight, interactive techniques like Planning Poker to estimate and prioritize project activities. Innovation Games are a collection of similar techniques...
View ArticlePMI Agile Certified Practitioner Overview
The Project Management Institute recently released their new Agile certification called the Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) and I'll be taking my exam later today. This post will discuss the exam in...
View ArticlePMI ACP Exam Details
I recently took the PMI ACP Exam and have an opportunity to share some early feedback on the exam and its content.
View ArticleWatermelon projects: Avoiding Green projects that are all Red inside
If you?ve been in project management for awhile you?ve seen a watermelon project. All of its status indicators are green but under the covers the project is red. There are a number of reasons this...
View ArticlePMBOK 5th Edition: Happy Co-Existence with Agile Attained?
I've recently been teaching PMP Certification classes and spending a lot of time with new 5th Edition of the PMBOK. With this release, PMP and Agile Project Management appear to be finally aligning.
View ArticleAll I really need to know about Agile I learned in Boy Scouts
A Boy Scout troop offers some of the best examples of hour to effectively apply Agile techniques and they're a great example of what are future leaders will be applying.
View ArticleAgile Robots
I recently became a coach for the First Lego League, a competition that challenges teams of children, 9-13 in age, to design and build robots to solve real world problems. What's been fascinating about...
View ArticleNet Neutrality and Agile
As some of you might be aware, there is an effort to severely restrict internet access by major ISPs like Comcast, ATT and Verizon for non-profit, small businesses and consumers. I've started a...
View ArticleEXIN Agile Scrum Master certification
Recently EXIN introduced a new Agile certification called the Agile Scrum Master or ASM. I had an opportunity to take the exam and wanted to share my experiences for others considering it.
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