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Yes, Virginia. Collaboration Can Solve Government

Jul 17, 2015

Americans often complain about their broken government’s inability to get anything done. Partisan politics separates us into us-versus-them camps, and people dig in their heels. Yet when we finally get action, as with the recent Supreme Court decisions and resumed...

4 Painful Lessons From an Agile Entrepreneur

4 Painful Lessons From an Agile Entrepreneur

Mar 29, 2015

Many of you know that a little over a year ago I launched out as in independent Agile entrepreneur, trainer, and coach. Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is that I suffered some pain and mistakes in this first year. The good news is that I was able navigate through those issues, but only when I took a moment to pause, and then practice what I preach about Agile methods. Here are some of those lessons I learned the hard way.

Who’s Winning the Agile Certification Wars

Who’s Winning the Agile Certification Wars

Aug 26, 2014

Here's an infographic that shows the agile certification landscape as it stands today (August, 2014). There are three key observations emerge from the data: [su_button url="http://www.slideshare.net/jessefewell/whos-winning-the-agile-certification-wars-august-2014"...

New Scrum RACI for Roles & Responsibilities

New Scrum RACI for Roles & Responsibilities

Jul 1, 2014

  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...

5 Other Agile Manifestos You May Have Missed

Jan 17, 2014

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 popped up over...

Offshore Agile Isn’t the Problem. It’s the Solution.

Jan 14, 2014

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...

Self-Organization Isn’t The Point

Jan 10, 2014

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...

Bad Requirements? Actually, that’s your fault

Jan 7, 2014

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...

The magic secret to achieving your goals? Be willing to fail first.

Dec 20, 2013

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...