A new team, a high-profile project, and a commitment to doing the best. They build software that delights people in their demos and sprint reviews. Every project status is green. Until the end. They are months away from getting their code into produc...
So the big craze right now is, “Tidying Up.” The show is based on watching people go through the, “KonMari,” process that Marie Kondo created. Over a year ago, I picked up a copy and read it. I loved its direct nature and it’s lightness at the same t...
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This site isn't meant to be a polished blog or marketing site. It lives in the chaos of my mind making sense of things and presenting them. It's a glorious mess of where I am now. Some thoughts are more fully formed and some are not. You'll notice li...
Happy Friday! Well, things have been busy, but that is self-inflicted. One of those weird moments where I have something I'm really excited to work on, and so I'm running straight for it. Digital Gardens This is a really interesting idea that I bumpe...
Happy Friday!Well, things have been busy, but that is self-inflicted. One of those weird moments where I have something I'm really excited to work on, and so I'm running straight for it.Digital GardensThis is a really interesting idea that I bumped i...
Introduction A large Fortune 50 company attempted a large scale agile transformation. After an initial phase of training and assessment, teams were reverting back to old ways of working, and the transformation as a whole was at risk of ending. Backgr...
Introduction My client was an automotive manufacturer in the Fortune 10. The idea was simple—shift from IT as a cost center to a profit center. The way to achieve this was to develop revenue-generating software products. Background The IT organizatio...
Happy Friday!A new subscriber asked what I think the top 3 leadership skills to develop are in 2026. I think that is a perfectly good question. Since they are an engineering leader I'll nudge my answers in that direction.FacilitationI've gone on abou...
Happy Friday & Happy New Year!I don't often write predictions but I think a new year is as good a time to do that as many folks wonder what the future holds.I also don't really believe in new year's resolutions. They're a great way for folks to c...
Happy Friday!The holidays are approaching, and that means we're all busy with, well, everything.I know I am. I'm working hard on making a serious effort to get reko.day off the ground. In fact, I recently was at a conference for farmers and set up a...
Happy Friday!I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a great break. I didn't send out my normal Friday email because I was driving back from North Carolina and just didn't have the energy.Let's be honest, though, you probably had better thing...