by Jesse Fewell | Jul 1, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Scrum is by far and away the most popular of all the agile methods in use today. A key feature of Scrum is the distribution of responsibilities across three roles: a business representative (Product Owner), a group of skilled professionals building a product...
by Jesse Fewell | Jan 17, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Many of you have heard the Agile movement was formalized by the creation and promotion of the Agile Manifesto, back in 2001. However, the inevitable result of any successful movement is “embrace and extend”. A number of variants of the manifesto have...
by Jesse Fewell | Jan 14, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
The honeymoon is over. Looking to deliver more while spending less, just about every large company has engaged in distributed offshore projects over the last several years. But organizations are discovering that outsourcing carries more pain than was promised. More...
by Jesse Fewell | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Fast Company’s article this week about Zappos.com has brought the debate over Self-Organization back into focus. But I’m thinking that the debate is sort of missing the whole point about what we’re trying to do with our workforce. Specifically, Zappos.com CEO Tony...
by Jesse Fewell | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’m growing weary of project managers whining about bad requirements. The truth is, no one can possibly be surprised. From research studies to high-profile disasters, we hear over and over that incorrect requirements and poor scope management are key reasons projects...
by Jesse Fewell | Dec 20, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
This year I accomplished one of my dream goals to run a marathon. It was a climactic moment where I graduated into another class of achievers. Want to know my secret for how I did it? I failed the first time. And that failure directly led to my success. I had actually...
