Posts Tagged: Learning
Boring retrospectives – part 7 : Role swapping
People picture themselves doing your job, and I bet you do the same. If I were a tester on this project, I would do things differently. In many cases, you even have ideas to do the job better. Whether or
Boring retrospectives – part 7 : Role swapping
People picture themselves doing your job, and I bet you do the same. If I were a tester on this project, I would do things differently. In many cases, you even have ideas to do the job better. Whether or
Why Kanban for skeptics?
I noticed that in my professional and private life, I’m asking the following question more often: Why? This annoys the hell out of my colleagues, family and friends. But, I’ve learned the hard way, that taking enough time to trace
Why Kanban for skeptics?
I noticed that in my professional and private life, I’m asking the following question more often: Why? This annoys the hell out of my colleagues, family and friends. But, I’ve learned the hard way, that taking enough time to trace
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
Why I quit
(image by peminumkopi) I quit one of my biggest clients last week. For almost 2 years, it has been a major part of my professional career. You can imagine it was hard to say goodbye after such a long period.
Why I quit
(image by peminumkopi) I quit one of my biggest clients last week. For almost 2 years, it has been a major part of my professional career. You can imagine it was hard to say goodbye after such a long period.
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Confessions of an ALE2011 attendee
Last week I went to Berlin for the very first Agile Lean Europe conference. ALE2011 was one of the many ideas that originated during the World Café session hosted by Jurgen Appelo during XP2011 in Madrid. As I’m a lazy fellow, I
Confessions of an ALE2011 attendee
Last week I went to Berlin for the very first Agile Lean Europe conference. ALE2011 was one of the many ideas that originated during the World Café session hosted by Jurgen Appelo during XP2011 in Madrid. As I’m a lazy fellow, I
Brand new: Agile Belgium Drinkups
What’s up with the Agile Belgium community? That was the question me, Xavier Quesada Allue and Marc Lainez asked ourselves at XP2011 in Madrid. It has been awful quiet lately. Yes, we do have Agile Open once a year. And XPDays
Brand new: Agile Belgium Drinkups
What’s up with the Agile Belgium community? That was the question me, Xavier Quesada Allue and Marc Lainez asked ourselves at XP2011 in Madrid. It has been awful quiet lately. Yes, we do have Agile Open once a year. And XPDays
A slap in the face by Context
(picture by Vermin Inc) Once again context has slapped me in the face. When trying to figure out a better way to deliver software in a company, I can’t deny that I always start with what I know. In a
A slap in the face by Context
(picture by Vermin Inc) Once again context has slapped me in the face. When trying to figure out a better way to deliver software in a company, I can’t deny that I always start with what I know. In a
Agile Tour Nancy revisited
Last Friday, I attended Agile Tour Nancy, one of the so many agile tour events this year. Since I really support this non-profit initiative, I was happy to do a session together with Laurens Bonnema. Agile Tour is basically a number of free
Agile Tour Nancy revisited
Last Friday, I attended Agile Tour Nancy, one of the so many agile tour events this year. Since I really support this non-profit initiative, I was happy to do a session together with Laurens Bonnema. Agile Tour is basically a number of free
The benefit of challenging yourself
It becomes more clear to me year after year that I make most progress when I challenge myself to do stuff that scares me. Take public speaking for instance. People who know me from my younger years know that I
The benefit of challenging yourself
It becomes more clear to me year after year that I make most progress when I challenge myself to do stuff that scares me. Take public speaking for instance. People who know me from my younger years know that I
