by Jesse Fewell | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
What’s the difference between Agile and agile?” Big A Agile and lower case A agile, small A agile. What’s the difference between the two, because there’s been a little bit of conversation lately about that there’s … they’re...
by Jesse Fewell | Nov 2, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
It drives me crazy. I heard an agile consultant this week say, “We’re trying to force the client to track progress they way we want her to”. Really? Good luck with that. People tell me over and over the things self-appointed agile experts have said, and when you think...
by Jesse Fewell | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You’ve been handed a project charter, a detailed requirements document, an unrealistic plan — and a mandate to be successful. Then, as a dutiful project manager, you simply accept the unreasonable, and march forward to...
by Jesse Fewell | Dec 27, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
“How much up-front planning should we do? How many people should we hire? How many meetings, documents and procedures do we need?” No matter what field or what project, we all face the “how much?” questions over and over. To avoid getting...
by Jesse Fewell | Jul 6, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
This is a reprint of my column in this month’s PM Network magazine. Click here, and then search for “The Agile Project Manager” I’m growing weary of project managers whining about bad requirements. The truth is, no one can possibly be surprised....