Starting a New Project
My current client is currently thinking about starting a new project. This got me thinking about some of the things we need to consider when starting up something new. What is the problem?
#NoEstimates
At my current project we have been doing the standard thing of going to planning sessions and estimating with using planning poker. As of late the project has been running full steam ahead
Writing a Useful, Technical CV
I'm currently in the process of moving overseas and therefore needing to update my CV. I started doing some research on how to make your CV stand out and provide actual
Seating Arrangements
Recently, we had a team member leave our project to go follow his passion in mobile development. Before he left, I had a mini exit interview with him to get some feedback on
Super Chickens
I recently came across a TED Talk by Margaret Heffernan, where she talks about the concept of super chickens and how it relates to the workplace. The Origin of Super Chickens Margaret tells
Three Things...
I'm currently reading a book called Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know by Jill Geisler. I have only started the book and in the second chapter she talks about something that
Standup Poker
I recently came across a episode on Agile for Humans where they described the concept of Standup Poker. I was actually quite intrigued by it, and I could see how it could potentially
Lean Coffee Retrospective
Recently, I started allowing other people to run our teams sprint planning and retrospectives. So far, this has had numerous benefits for the team such as allowing more time for myself to do
Building a Team with Board Games
When you think of team building you will probably think of going out to some location or and excursion where you do some tasks as a team. However, during my time at a
Late For Stand Up!
I'm sure a lot of teams have had the issues with people being late for stand up. In the past, I have been on teams that have tried things such as
Inject Passion Through Training
Recently, someone on our team went to a conference and when they got back they were telling me about some of the cool stuff that they saw there. This got me thinking, why
Passion!
Every single one of us, no matter who you are, have an activity, topic or something that we are passionate about. You will know when someone is passionate about something cause it is