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Farewell to my Spiritual Agile Mentor

Mentors. We all wished we had some to help us navigate the challenges of our chosen professions. Unfortunately, most people aren’t lucky enough to get one, even for a short amount of time. In my career I often found myself … Continue reading

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Know Your Audience, Don’t Argue With Them

As a Writer, one of the biggest points brought about by Publishers and Editors is to Know Your Market.  After all, if you’re going to be spending time crafting a book for adults but your market is children, you’re going … Continue reading

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The Secret to Successful Collaboration? Communication!

If there was ever one truth about myself which pretty much drove all my career decisions, it was the need to know everything about what I was involved in. “Do this because I say so” has never been my style … Continue reading

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My 3 Simple Rules (for workplace engagement)

Recently, I came to the realization that I have less years left to work (before getting to the “official” retirement age), than I have already worked in my life! Although I plan to still be working (in one way or … Continue reading

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Agile is…

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about Agile and what it means in my world of Development. Now, I have to state “in my world” because I realize, after years of living Agile and talking about it with … Continue reading

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Travellin’ man

I have to say I’m a little surprised at how tiring these short jaunts to Toronto have been. I never thought a one hour flight/ commute would be as tiring as they’ve been, but there you go. The last few … Continue reading

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Protected: Career Changes/ Focus

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‘Twas the night…

T’was Agile – A Holiday Treat V. Lee Henson Twas the night before code drop and all through the land Not a person was coding, not even one hand The code was all tested and checked in with care Even … Continue reading

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Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance…

The recent discussion about Risks had my thoughts going back in time to events in my own life and how taking risks has always worked out for me. Although there are many examples, the one that stands out in my … Continue reading

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Agile: Use it Wisely

A few years ago, after a particularly harsh sprint with unhealthy demands, I took a panel from Tatsuya Ishida’s SinFest comic strip and created this “warning” for folks who just did NOT get what “Agile” really means/ meant. It’s about … Continue reading

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