Observations on Agile Software Development, Music, and Life

Introduction I remember the first time I heard of the “hit by the bus” rule.  I was talking to a colleague who mentioned a need to...

Introduction A recent Agile conference experience got me thinking about the people who were there, as well as the people who were not...

Cadence and Agile Introduction I can almost guarantee you that the first time I heard the word “cadence” was back in grade school music...

Introduction I recently spent some time auditing collateral from a major consultancy on the role of Scrum Master. This included multiple...

Introduction I’ve been an Agile leader for more than a decade. One of the lessons that I wish I would have learned sooner was the...

Introduction Music streaming has become ubiquitous in the last decade and is now the default way that a vast majority of the public...

Introduction If you’ve read the Scrum Guide or checked out the SAFe “big picture,” you’ve undoubtedly noticed that there’s no mention of...

I first heard about Nick Drake from legendary British DJ John Peel. I remember looking at Peel’s all-time Festive Fifty holiday...

This question comes up for me quite often; whether it’s when I’m working with people and teams in the world of tech, or thinking about...

I sometimes find myself in the situation where I need to describe what I do as a vocation to someone; someone I’ve just met, a family...

It’s probably been 20 years since I first heard the term “blog.” They certainly aren’t a new thing. So why am I choosing to start one...