I spoke of corporate culture in Part 6 of my Coming Up to Speed series. Why do I need a separate article about team culture? Isn’t team...

I am on vacation this week, enjoying some camping and disc golfing with friends. Nonetheless, I am continuing this eight-part series,...

New employees on an agile team must absorb much more information than those working in a traditional command-and-control organization. I...

When I started at ITHAKA many years ago, I came from an organization with a different culture. I was used to giving and receiving...

In the first article in this 8-part series, I shared seven aspects of bringing a new team member up to speed. To recap, high-tech...

In the eight-part series I started yesterday, we explored the many aspects of onboarding new team members. As discussed, high-tech...

Despite high-tech firms' attempts to bolster employee retention with perks like free lunches, foosball tables, and massages, tenure,...

Imagine, if you will, a carpenter, who you are interviewing for a shelving project in your home, sits before you and begins by saying,...

Today, I’d like to tell you a funny and true story that highlights an important point. We are all encouraged to go faster at work -- do...

Today marks a new chapter in my career as an agilist. I’ve always loved humor, so today I’m going to make my first attempt at utilizing...

As an agile practitioner, I have spent my career on teams. Technically, we all work on teams unless we are solopreneurs. Agile teams,...

I read and hear stories about teams struggling to size their work on a regular basis. While I have experienced this pattern before on my...

Trust. It is the currency by which you can measure progress in an agile journey. Every company will measure customer value delivery in...