The Schizophrenia of Scrum
I sometimes get the feeling that there are two versions of Scrum. The first version is the one that says that “Scrum is not a methodolo...
The Zen of Scrum (video)
This is a video of the talk that I did in Cluj, Romania. It was organized by the Transylvania Java User Group and ISDC. The Zen of Scrum ...
It’s Only Communication When There’s Verification
One-way messages don’t count as “communication.” The traditional way of thinking of communication as “the transmission of informa...
Standards: Grow Them, Don’t Make Them
Every time I’m in the United States I waste time on physical and mental conversions of standards. I convert all transactions from dolla...
Videos
The Big-Ass View on Competency (NDC2010, Oslo, Norway) This video is provided courtesy of my friends at Programutvikling AS, the org...
OK, Let’s Talk About Certification
Like many agile software development evangelists I am somewhat skeptical toward people taking pride in their certificates. In my experien...
A Great Series of Books
As some of you know, the book that I’m writing will be published in Mike Cohn’s Signature Series, by Addison-Wesley/Pearson. (Current...
In Praise of Multi-Tasking
I have a blog. And I am writing a book. And I am leading a business. And I speak at conferences. And I support an election campaign. And ...
Managing vs. Coaching vs. Mentoring
In many organizations people are used to the idea that functional managers are responsible for assisting people with their personal devel...
Norine Wolf-Boucke (1924-2010)
Aunt Norine loved to be among people. She loved her family, and she loved getting attention. There is now little left for us to do,...
Top 150 Management & Leadership Blogs
I thought it was time for a new top list on this blog.
The readers of this blog know that I did this several times before, with th...
When You Are Rejected
When you're applying for a job, and you get rejected because the employer has strong selection criteria, will you then complain about...
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