Agile just turned 25 years old! It’s hard to believe that it’s a quarter of a century since the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was created, and yet some people still view it as too new or unproven for their organisation. For a document so brief, it still surprises me when people misinterpret it. But…

I have read that social media is leading to more polarization, regardless of the topic, and I’m inclined to believe it. There seems to be a steady increase in LinkedIn posts claiming “Agile is dead” or suggesting “Managers don’t understand Agile”, followed by a stream of comments take one side or the other. I’m sure…

A recent conversation with some of my photo group turned into a Q&A regarding modern software development approaches. (If you’re wondering why we weren’t taking photos, this was over the post-walk lunch.) One interesting topic started as “What’s technical debt?” Rather than use the traditional banking metaphor (which is, after all, how the term originated)…

A gap in a résumé is not unusual – in fact, these days it’s becoming the norm in many industries. Sometimes the gaps are due to family or health reasons, for example, or when taking a sabbatical; and, to misquote Twelfth Night, some have gaps forced upon them. However, some recruiters and HR people seem…

The Manifesto for Agile Software Development is 23 years old. When was the last time you read it? I’m sure most people remember the main “X over Y” section, but do you skip over the first sentence? “We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.” If you’re…