I tried to follow Agile and was fired for that

June 25, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: agile 

After an aborted contract as a Scrum Master with a local company, a friend pointed me at a blog post by Vikas Hazrati entitled “Do you follow Agile? You are fired!

He lists eight reasons why managers who don’t understand Agile might decide you aren’t committed to the project/company; I thought I’d review that list and add my personal experiences: Read more

British Grand Prix – points update

June 22, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: formula1 

Following the British Grand Prix, here’s the points update:

Drivers’ Championship:

  1. J Button (Brawn) 64 points
  2. R Barrichello (Brawn) 41
  3. S Vettel (Red Bull) 39
  4. M Webber (Red Bull) 35.5
  5. J Trulli (Toyota) 21.5
  6. F Massa (Ferrari) 16
  7. N Rosberg (Williams) 15.5
  8. T Glock (Toyota) 13

Constructors’ Championship:

  1. Brawn GP 105 points
  2. Red Bull – Renault 74.5
  3. Toyota 34.5
  4. Ferrari 26
  5. Williams – Toyota 15.5
  6. McLaren 13
  7. Renault 11
  8. BMW Sauber 8
  9. Toro Rosso – Ferrari 5
  10. Force India 0

Changes afoot

June 22, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: admin 

I’ve had this site default to showing a static page (my “about me” page) for a while now, but it’s time to get this blog going again – it’s time I started writing about my experiences with companies trying (and sometimes not trying) to adopt Agile.

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