It's the week before Christmas, And all through the house, Every creature was fretting And feeling like a louse. Without any warning A...

When "selling" their methods, Agile evangelists often stress the strength of Agile methods at removing, and even preventing, e...

Some Agile writers have called me "the grandfather of Agile." I choose to interpret that comment as a compliment, rather tha...

I am a music box. Though I embody the finest science and craft, made entirely by hand, I exist only to create beauty and pleasure. I can...

We all make mistakes. We all try to eliminate mistakes. But sometimes, mistakes are our best friends. One of most common mista...

Well, I'm writing my blog again, now that my book, Experiential Learning: Inventing , is now published on LeanPub.com. But after only ...

Regular readers of this blog have probably noticed a reduction in my posting frequency in recent weeks. Perhaps you'll all forgive me wh...

A Correspondent Writes I have taken over a group of folks that I need to shape into a team. There are many issues including getting de...

I recently received an email containing the following paragraph: "A tester peer of mine here in town recently told me a great story ...

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I slow down from time to time, which may signify that either (a) I'm sick or (b) I...

As promised, here's the rest of Michael Mahlberg's interview: Michael: One of your books that comes to mind after experienci...

At November's AYE Conference, participant Michael Mahlberg asked if he could interview me for a German magazine. The interview and his...

Perhaps the nicest feature of WIGGLE charts is the way they can be used with just about anybody's diagrammatic technique. The follo...

Today's idea is embodied in a medal established in Austria. According to Wikipedia, the military order of Maria Theresa. "It ...

On a recent flight out of Chicago, I found myself seated next to Jack, a IT manager in a medium-sized company. Jack was on his way to inter...