What? I recently stumbled upon the Monthly Method site (and podcast!) and really liked how Polina Bee innovatively applies tried-and-tested techniques from the Scrum framework to personal goal setting and productivity. Note that there is a paid coaching service available – I don’t get any benefit from recommending the service, although as someone with a… Continue reading Thoughts on the ‘Monthly Method’ as a productivity system
About estimating
A senior manager in a large client recently confirmed to their product department and dev team leads, the value of estimating new software tasks (enhancements and new features), citing that estimates allow the Product Owner (who understands the value of each item) to perform a basic cost-benefit analysis, and perform a go/no-go analysis. This led… Continue reading About estimating
About remembering those amazing ideas
It’s 2:16 am. You’re sound asleep … or more accurately were sound asleep. A brilliant business idea just flashes through your mind (or perhaps a solution to that complex problem from work or school), and you’re giddy with excitement. You tell yourself that you’ll remember this jewel in the morning…. except that by 8am, its… Continue reading About remembering those amazing ideas
About Scrum and Agile
Recently a client with a long established history of following the Scrum framework (not text-book but pretty close), explored a proposal to revert to a neo-Waterfall model and I responded with a fairly harsh rebuttal. To be clear, I encourage all my clients to experiment and explore different avenues in the quest to improve their… Continue reading About Scrum and Agile