Lean

The business philosophy is that you attempt to do the best you can in the most frugal way possible.

Change happens, damn it!

This week, I experienced tremendous change in my agile team.  A technical professional made an offer they could not refuse, and they left my development team.  It was bound to happen sooner or

More than a man in a toupe blazer.

I have had a lot on my mind the past two weeks.  My day job is getting more challenging and my home business is puttering along as it always has.  The most exciting

Little victories

In the daily grind of business, you take your wins where you can get them.  This week I want to talk about one of those wins and a lesson learned in the trenches

Obstacles to Agile

The life of an agile profession both in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur is filled with uncertainty.  Big wins are offset by frustrating losses.  Efforts to keep an even keel are

When the emperor has new clothes

This is a strange time. I live near Chicago, so the weather in March alternates between snow, freezing rain, bright sunshine, and temperature shifts of forty degrees or more.  In this environment of