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Steven "Doc" List, Agile Novice

VP of Software Development learning to be agile

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Endings and Beginnings
From Teamwork Is an Individual Skill by Christopher Avery: I won't pretend we can do much to avoid endings. They are as inevitable as beginnings. But I have observed that we can improve the quality of endings by avoiding three things: Burning bridges Read More...
What's In It For Them?
As I'm reading (and sometimes re-reading) Christopher Avery 's wonderful book Teamwork Is An Individual Skill , my thinking gets stimulated. I really like Avery's perspective on things that relate to teamwork, team building, and our personal responsibility. Read More...
Roles and Relationships
Or maybe that should be "Roles IN Relationships". My mother is almost 82 years old. We have a great relationship.  We've always been able to talk about almost anything. And in that relationship, sometimes I'm needy and she's supportive Read More...
UI, UX, Agile, and Rock Tumbling
Interesting conversation today around the book "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug. As it wrapped around UX (user experience/interaction) and UI (user interface), someone made the point that both the agile team and the application itself go Read More...