Descent into Conflict
I facilitated an intense 2-day offsite for a group recently. High expectations for lots of learning, lots of communication and lots of progress. As the group had not done many of these in the past, part of the session was intended to allow each other to learn about the diverse groups represented. Read more
Hope and Fear, but Mostly Fear
I just spent 2 days last week at the Agile Vancouver conference. The event sold out, attracting 150 people to talk about all things Agile. I attended primarily to see how thinking in this area had evolved. I’ve worked with groups that had adopted Agile approaches and had interacted with a few of the thought leaders, and was still looking for the meat. I even built a one-day survey course on agile approaches 4 years ago, ran it once, then promptly removed it from my list of products. The audience was expecting more fire and brimstone. Read more
Home Handyman Syndrome
Most people that own a home have at least one project languishing somewhere around the house. We have a few window sills that remain unfinished from a renovation started 5 years ago, there’s that stained glass project that sat around for a couple of years before my wife recently finished it. This has now become a project on my list, as I have to frame it. Read more
The Case for Alternatives to Use Cases
Thinking in many shops these days is that Use Cases are the intermediate step between business level requirements and detailed functional requirements. Unfortunately, some have latched on to Use Cases so hard that they are seen as the only necessary step in requirements analysis. Period. Read more
