I’m sure most people will be happy to see the end of 2021 but also trying not to build up too much expectation for 2022. There won’t be a sudden end to COVID — it’s going to take a continued effort from everyone. It won’t go away just because we’re…

I often hear the term “tech debt” kicked around but I don’t think it’s well understood. What is tech debt? Ward Cunningham created the metaphor to help explain the process of delivering early which leads to the need to go back and “finish” the product. In general, tech debt comes…

Courage is the willingness to confront fear; one Scrum value says “The Scrum Team members have the courage to do the right thing, to work on tough problems”. …

That’s not a typo in the title — I see lots of articles about adopting scrum (i.e. getting started) but I wanted to touch on adapting scrum, for those who have been doing scrum “by the book” and are wondering what’s next.

When you notice that the quality of your product isn’t a high as you’d like, what can you do?

I know the common phrase is “content is king”, but as far as Agile is concerned it’s context that is key.

When I graduated (many years ago!) my first job was as a Developer. I was one of about 90 developers on a multi-year project (I think it was in its third year when I joined) and my role required me to churn out code according to the detailed design specification…

Teams collaborate to create high-quality products, and in order to collaborate they need many discussions… but how much discussion is too much?

If you want to grow, whether as a team or individually, you need a healthy environment that allows you to thrive. There are so many things that could contribute to a healthy environment, so I am going to pick just a few as examples. …