IBM PWLC 2014 Thoughts, Beacon Award, Lessons Learned, and New Guidance for...
As first year attendees at IBM’s PartnerWorld Leadership Conference (PWLC), we didn’t quite know what to expect. No customers? Only for business partners in attendance? Very few sessions and tracks?...
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In May of 2014 I will be marking my 30th anniversary in the IT industry. While I’m proud to say that I’ve survived this long and have enjoyed myself tremendously, I know that this admission dates me...
View ArticleNavigating the Client’s Political Currents
An agile coach is a technical professional, so why should she/he worry about politics at the client’s organization? “Politics” here is meant to include culture, egos, prejudices, hidden agendas,...
View ArticleSAFe Program Consultant Training – highs, lows, & awkward moments
My name is Bonnie Davison and I joined Blue Agility in February 2014 as an Agile Coach. I’ve worked in the software industry for over 16 years with the last 10 years at two very different software...
View ArticleAgile 2014 – It Just Clicked
You know that feeling when you hear a song and it matches your mood perfectly? Or, when you’re driving across the city and somehow manage to breeze through traffic signals hitting all the green lights?...
View ArticleAn Important Lesson in Getting Code to Production
Any scrum team knows that the target is to get stories to done within the sprint. Teams establish a Definition of Done (DoD) which includes all of the items that the teams needs to get the story to...
View Article5 ‘brainy’ ways to keep your New Year’s resolutions and successfully “do”...
Unlocking the power of change Change is extremely difficult, at both the personal and organizational level. However, there are some practical ways to harness what science knows about brain functioning...
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