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Two days ago I launched a new program which I feel quite excited about: WelfareCSM.  The intention of this initiative is to offer Scrum training (including SA-certified classes) to those who find themselves impacted by the recent economic downturn — either through loss of employment or by working for a company that has slashed its [...]

It is that time of the year again, where I and many of my colleagues are polishing the corners of our session descriptions, or in some cases hurriedly binding them together with duct tape and string, ready to be submitted to the Agle2XXX conference.
I spent most of the last few days on mine, and now [...]

I recently joined Danube Technologies as a trainer, and will be facilitating Scrum Master training at various locations in Europe and the USA throughout 2009.  I decided to write a travel blog, with the noble goal of creating one entry per course, and continue over the course of the year.  We’ll see.
I have written the [...]

An open letter to Jim Highsmith
Dear Jim,
No More Self-Organizing Teams by Jim Highsmith
Cutter Consortium article, 9/13/2007
I read this article with interest. I am an anarchist at heart, and yes, I believe in grass-roots revolution as a way to fundamentally change the way we think about building software. I use my anarchistic tendencies to [...]

It seems that a requirement like “meet me at Starbucks on Wardour Street” is simple enough and leaves little room for misunderstanding.  Or so I thought.  Turns out there are two Starbucks cafes on Wardour Street now, and as a result Jo Cranford and I ended up half a street apart, each breakfasting alone, and [...]