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April 29, 2008

Tell me What I Think

I don't watch a lot of TV. But I have noticed that more and more, TV is not only telling me what to buy, but what to think. For me it started with Battlestar Galactica. I was excited that the...

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April 18, 2008

The Agile Checklist

I've been spending a lot of time lately thinking about whether a checklist makes sense for Agile or not. As we all know, agile is not a very checklist-friendly methodology. In fact, it's probably a fair thing to say that...

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April 16, 2008

Speck on a Whale

I had a really great experience happen to me in an agile team the other day -- I was wrong. I guess most people would think being wrong is a bad thing, but I look at the ability to be...

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April 9, 2008

Hidden Agendas

"This person on our team thinks you have a hidden agenda," my customer told me recently. Hidden Agendas are fun. They're great. Everybody should have a hidden agenda --- NOT!!...

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