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Around the World in 80 Days and Then Some

Here's just a quick note to let you know that I will be doing some talks on a couple of international conferences, and I would love t...

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5 Questions From a Reader

Today I don't feel like writing. I'm in Brussels (Belgium), having escaped from Queen's Day in The Netherlands, my least favo...

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So, Now You’re an Agilist… What’s Next?

This week I did a presentation at SPA 2009 and Skills Matter in London. (And I did the same one last week for Agile Holland.) Just like m...

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First Preview of My Book

Many of you already know I'm trying to write a book. It's going to be a book about managing teams, and managing organizations tha...

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The NOOP.NL Road Show

One of my resolutions for 2009 is not just to write, but to talk as well. It's easy to disagree with experts from my lazy chair. But ...

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OK, Maybe Prince2 Sucks Less Than I Thought

Yesterday I did a Scrum presentation for a group of Minions of The Dark Side: people from the Dutch PRINCE2 User Group. I had expected th...

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Video Killed the Agile Star…

Bas de Baar recently interviewed me for his Project Shrink blog. The message in this video is the same as in two of my latest blog posts....

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The Zen of Scrum (Free Presentation)

These days people keep telling me that I look tired. And I don't just look tired, I feel tired. The bags under my eyes have dropped l...

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Checklist for an Agile Game

Here is the recipe for an agile game that I did four times in the last two weeks. The game is intended to practice a team’s capability ...

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My Book Slide

I'm a book lover. I like reseaching books. I like buying books. I like reading books. I like looking at my books. I like talking abou...

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My New Adventures in Ukraine

Our company has its main office in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), and a second one in Zhytomyr (Ukraine). On Twitter you might have read th...

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Home on Christmas Day

Sitting in some hotel room Some place far away Saw a shop light screaming Christmas Bought your present there today I'll be home on C...

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