Resurrecting Technology Artifacts
This week at work I will be resurrecting two technological artifacts that were casualties of server transitions that didn't quite cross the finish line. My organization made the move to…
Go Play in the Cloud, Get Started with Amazon Web Services
Where to Begin I've recently begun the conversion of my infrastructure to Amazon Web Services, AWS. My previous host, GoDaddy, has been great but I can no longer ignore the…
Awesome Automation with Type Form and Zapier
This stuff is cool! I've been aware of Type Form for some time now. I've used it to let people request an invitation to my live Slack team. But until…
Bees and Ants in Agile? Swarming for Problem Solving
One of the key underpinnings of Agile is the concept that the things that have the most value go first. In Business as Usual conditions this means items land in…
Be Slackers! Collaboration Done Right.
Hello #Slackers! Slack has quickly become one of my go to tools for communication. It's more streamlined than email. It parses conversations out into easy to organize channels and it…
Top Five Books for Software Development Professionals
Code Complete Steve McConnell The foundation of your library could do worse than to start with Code Complete. This book guides you from the basics of code convention and standards…
Most sprint planning meetings are Crap! How do I make mine great? (Part One)
Our teams break down sprint planning into two main meetings: the "What" meeting and the "How" meeting. The "What" meeting involves the product owners and stakeholders. The "How" meeting is…
What is a Scrum Development Team?
Don't limit your thinking when it comes to defining "what" a Scrum development team is. It is not just those writing code. It's not just developers or programmers. The team…
Recommended Technology Resources for Business
TOOLS These are some low cost highly effective technology tools for your business. Trello - An indispensable tool to model the workflows of your business and manage the work in…
