Jun 26, 2018

Sometimes I get an opportunity to show a team how to use a technology that not only solves a business problem, but I really like! In this case it was continuous delivery to deploy business intelligence dashboards to production.

When a client of mine was burned by a prior vendor that couldn't deliver their software...

Jun 23, 2018

As you grow, it can be tempting to start comparing your career to other developers.

It’s only natural that as you notice other people getting promotions, recognition, and opportunities to lead exciting efforts – you consider: “Would I like that too?”

But it’s a slippery slope from discovering some new worthy...

Jun 19, 2018

John Cutler is an experienced Product Manager, writer, and consultant.

You can read his many popular articles on Medium where he discusses a variety of topics related to software development in the hacker noon publication: https://hackernoon.com/@johnpcutler

In this video, John and I trade some thoughts around...

Jun 16, 2018

Over my career I’ve seen more projects fail due to misuse of user stories than any other practice commonly used on agile teams.

You probably already know that user stories are just a simple format for writing requirements on scrum or kanban agile teams.

Today I want to help you avoid some bad advice I see out...

Jun 12, 2018

Ever been on a software development project where one team is putting pressure on another because of a hidden agenda?

I was once asked to investigate two teams that worked together to build a software product for doing taxes.

The first team contacted us and said they needed help with releasing software better. So I...