Dusting off Rework
My current contract ends in a few more days so I’m taking the opportunity to dust off my worn copy of Rework by 37 signals. I have to make a long overdue thanks to Craig Davidson, an outstanding agile...
View ArticleUpdated – Agile Hitler – He’s Using Git
It’s been a few years since Hitler found agile , so it’s nice to see that Hitler is now enjoying git…
View ArticleAgile, a poem
I thought I’d have a little blast at poetry for fun… Agile is not a Gift I can Give, Nor is it a Method I can Teach, It is a Choice You must willingly Take, And a Journey You are willing to Make. The...
View ArticleWhy Bother with Automated Acceptance Tests
I’m about to write a few articles covering some advanced acceptance testing techniques. I don’t plan to get into the nitty gritty technical details and instead want to discuss the why’s… For some great...
View ArticleTop Tips – Advanced Acceptance Test Driven Development
Over the course of my career I’ve had the pleasure of working with some great agile teams. I’ve also had some bitter disappointments working with great developers, testers and BAs who just don’t get...
View ArticleThrive – Surviving In A Corporate Jungle
I’ve decided to write a book It’s a bit of an experiment on my part at publishing something light… The book is more for me than it is for anyone else, providing me with an opportunity to write...
View ArticleFrom Behind Closed Doors
It would be hard to tell looking at this blog, but for the last 2 years I have been actively blogging, but on the internal blogging platform within a global bank. When my contract ends on 31st March I...
View ArticleThe Value of Passion
My last engagement has left me a little scarred and bruised. It has really tested my core agile values and as I reflect on it, I came to a surprising conclusion. The engagement involved...
View ArticleGenuinely Excited – A New Chapter
I’m getting genuinely excited… i.Line Design is now officially a publishing company, ready for the publication of my first book – Thrive. And yes, you can still get it free until I hit the publish...
View ArticleThrive – Surviving in a Corporate Jungle
What can I say… The easy stuff is done, the book has been written, edited, illustrated and finally it is now published I love the final look, as expected, Greg has managed to bring everything to life...
View ArticleMy Stories Are Bigger Than Your Story
I’ve always found it a challenge when new teams are adopting scrum but have simply renamed their list of requirements as a product backlog. Scrum provides a nice facade which shows a steady progress...
View ArticleConcordion Plus
I’ve written in the past about Using English to write Acceptance Tests and the tool I choose/advocate is without doubt Concordion. Customers love seeing their stories come alive, but I’ve found...
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