Just a quick note today to let you know that the Call for Sessions for ScanAgile, the Agile Finland annual conference is open for submissions. You can read the whole call for sessions here. You will find the submission form in that page as well. For me the most interesting tracks are: Off-Piste: interesting lessons …
Some time ago I wrote a post here about Patterns we can identify in projects and how they relate to the life-cycle model in use for the project. Some patterns are definitely signs of an Agile project (release working software at the end of every *very* short iteration for example). Other patterns are clear signs …
I’ve been in many conferences, and without an exception the best part of every conference was the time I had to talk 1-on-1 or with a few people about some subject that really interested me. This normally started in the hallways, during the coffee breaks. We started talking and suddenly we realized that we had …
I’m sure that you’ve heard many things during your life that made you think: “Boy, that guy/gal doesn’t get the basics of (put your favorite subject here)”. Well, there’s a reason for that. People make assumptions and claims that are false because they have a faulty model in their head. They simply don’t know better! …
Last year I wrote a very personal story about how learning made a huge difference in the life of two people of similar age and in a similar context. Check out my story about Grandpa Tony and Grandpa Frank (BTW: it’s a real story!). So, this year I thought of finding a different way to …
I’ve come to realize lately that today’s ability to learn is similar to last centuries ability to read. Confused? Let me tell you a story.One of my grandfathers (let’s call him grandpa Francis) knew how to read, he was able to keep up with the latest developments in agriculture and even read the weather forecast …
