Business

General topic about the making of money via work and investment.

How did we do in 2015?

The end of the year is a special time.  For me, it is an excuse to dress up in formal ware, have a good meal, and stay at a hotel where my only

Making a difference

The other night I was having dinner with someone who worked as a nurse.  I understood what they did for a living and when they discussed their work it was easy to understand

You can't fight mother nature

This has been an unusual week.  My off-shore development team has been offline because of horrible flooding in Chennai, India. I have been worrying about the health and safety of my teams which

The coffee pot and innovation

Certain things happen in a business that are illustrative of that organization's culture and its approach to innovation.  This week, I wanted to share an example. The facts It is 8:

Product owner anti-patterns

Every scrum master must look for anti-patterns in how product owners do their jobs.  In a perfect world, the product owner and the scrum master are like siblings working toward the same goal.