Roger Ebert, the film critic, died today. I don't know what I can do to replace him in my life, because  for the past 30+ years, he was ...

Note: The following tale is adapted from my book, Rethinking Systems Analysis and Design . What's the moral of this tale...

The best "review" of one of my books is a testimonial about how the book has been useful. Here's a letter from Jon Jagger...

Auld Lang Syne by Gerald M. Weinberg Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be...

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 ...