Congratulations! THE BIG DAY you’ve been training for for the past 364 days will soon by upon us. It’s time to cash in on the benefit of the thousands of Agility exercises you’ve been putting into practice at work. Let’s hope all the agile flexing of both brain and brawn pays off.
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Are you ready for Ultimate Agile?
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
The Devil’s in the Detail
Monday, 22 December 2008
The first and most important thing I share with any team I work with are the Agile Values, also known the XP Values from Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres.
The Five Agile Values
1. Communication is a two way thing. It’s about talking and listening.
2. Simplicity is about simple solutions that do what’s required, no more, no [...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Question: What do Tom Peters and Steven Levitt have in common?
Answer: They make a living out of having and using a rare and precious thing that has made them kings. Their magic is no secret: it’s common sense.
Tom Peters Says
Tom Peters is a classic great speaker. He’s charming, inspirational and a brilliant performer. It [...]
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Sunday, 30 September 2007
‘Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have a chance to upset their designs, something that no other species has ever aspired to.’
- The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins
Dawkins’s examination of the biology of selfishness and altruism and his assertion that “we are born selfish”. The [...]