And why having to is probably down to you American Writer and Nobel Prize laureate William Falkner originally proposed that 'in writing you must kill all your darlings'. A simple enough line that has been subjected to much analysis. Falkner's line is taken to mean that a writer must let go of the elements of... Continue Reading →
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality
There are so many monikers now being used to capture a very simple concept. That concept is at its very heart old, somewhat staid and lacking the current pizzazz and fanfare that seems so necessary to capture clicks in the highly connected social media world. The concept is respect. We can dress the idea up... Continue Reading →
How we’ve always done it
How do we deal with the 'We've always done it this way' approach?
Fixed Bid Projects and Estimation – Part 1
I promised I'd post something on the curious case of agile and fixed bid projects. These two concepts don't often find themselves sitting side by side, which is a bit of a curiosity to me. As I wrote this post, it quickly became apparent that this wasn't going to make it in one post. Technically,... Continue Reading →
Slow Agile Project
I recently delivered my 'Introduction to Agile' presentation to a client that is in the process of transforming from a very structured SDLC / Waterfall model to Agile, specifically Scrum. The presentation is deliberately short; it is intended to spark conversations and questions rather than a detailed workshop on agile practices and processes. The company... Continue Reading →
Bows and Arrows 