I present to you the first “Nissen Conjecture” about “agile”: Most experienced agile practitioners/guides agree on 90% of whatever “agile” is, and the insidious perceived need for differentiation and “my unique value proposition” leads to most of the disagreements and arguments in the community.

Originally posted on 2023-08-08 at 22:54 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7094813252706070528

Most of the barriers to change nowadays (whether they be related to agile journeys or other change) lie in the unwillingness or inability to dedicate time to learning. Gerald Weinberg said in his second law of consulting “No matter how it looks at first, it’s always a people problem.” I’m going to go out on a limb and say “And most often it’s a people problem anchored in a lack of willingness to invest in time for learning.” Possibly s/learning/thinking/g

Originally posted on 2023-07-31 at 22:47 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7091912172879941632

Five years ago today, I said my last earthly goodbye to my mother.

She died almost three years later.

But I knew in that moment
when the gate doors closed
behind her wheelchair
this would be the last time I would see her
alive

And I mourned then
more than when
we gathered to put her to rest

This week has been marked
with deaths of people near me
full of remembrances
and sorrow
and tears

As the poster on my daughter’s door says
Close your eyes
Count to one
That’s how long forever feels

Originally posted on 2023-07-29 at 00:57 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7090857836229922816

Some of us talk a lot about high performance and high performance teams. Where did the word performance originate? I suspect in the “performing arts” – theater, music, acrobatics, etc. And how does a great performance come about? Rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal. So where is the space for that in the “work” context? I think we need to talk about rehearsal more.

Originally posted on 2023-07-28 at 13:57 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7090691747575443457

While you all are having fun at #agile2023, I got to deliver an internal workshop on “Conflict” today. It touched on ideas from Human Systems Dynamics #HSD, Crucial Conversations and Nonviolent Communication #nvc. As far as I can tell it was well received and included design elements from Training from the Back of the Room #TBR, like Connection, Concepts, Concrete Practice, and Conclusions #4Cs

Originally posted on 2023-07-24 at 19:23 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7089324138250584064

Why is LinkedIn’s hashtag follow functionality so bad? I only get two or three posts when following #agile2023. Surely, there are more posts than that?

Originally posted on 2023-07-24 at 17:47 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7089299954384441344

Welcome to COMO week to all of us not at #Agile2023. What do people use for experience sharing now that Twitter is dying? Mastodon? Threads (I hope not)? LinkedIn?

Originally posted on 2023-07-24 at 14:47 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7089254762679812096

I recently did my taxes (there’s a time extension where I live) and ended up with a balance due that was not insignificant. I liken that situation to Agile software development technical practices. I didn’t pay attention to details as the year went along, and ended up paying the price. I think the metaphor about leaving crufty code around should be reframed from technical debt to technical taxes. Because they will come due sooner than later. It feels better to pay as you go.

Originally posted on 2023-07-20 at 05:05 via https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A7087658752253857793