Scrum

The most popular agile technique at the team level.

The Two Olive Paradox

I have worked in the business world for over twenty-five years.  When I left college, I hoped that I would work with grown-ups who would do the right thing.  Experience has crushed those

Globalization and a scrum master

Chicago in January, is an exercise in mental toughness.  I am sitting at my desk very early in the morning and it is single digits in Fahrenheit and deep in the negative in

My predictions for 2016

The holidays have ended and now it is time to get back to business in the New Year.  Last week, I discussed how I did with my predictions in 2015.  This week I

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

A holiday message from Dirty Fingers

It is easy to get discouraged at the office.  There are lots of mean, petty, and crazy people.  You also have to cope with bureaucracy and office politics.  As a scrum master, these