Software

The instructions given to computers to do work. Software is both a science and an art for those who write it.

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

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.

A little respect for the Scrum Master

I spend my days working with software developers and helping them get work done better, faster, and with higher quality than they did before.  This week, I wanted to take some time to

Some things every scrum master should say.

As a scrum master, it is easy to get enveloped in gloom and doom.  You are removing impediments, trying to change the corporate culture and learning to work with people who think you