Saturday, May 23, 2015

Blog Post Basics


Blog posting is not exactly rocket science, but there are some basic best practices that can help you create content that is engaging and useful for your audience.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Focus T25, Done, Not My Style



I originally purchased T25 with the hope of learning some great new moves for body weight exercises.  I did not formally try to execute the program until recently.

I am now done with T25.  I am not a fan and I can't really recommend it, but it might be your cup of tea, depending on a few things.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Agile/Scrum - The Product Backlog

The Product Backlog is vital to Agile/Scrum.  It enables agility and responsiveness while insuring that you are creating the highest possible value for your customer.  How does it do this?

Spoiler alert: It's not magic.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Agile/Scrum - Key Concepts


Agile/Scrum is a relatively simple framework in concept.  If you watched the Scrum Training Series videos I recommended in my first post on Agile/Scrum, you understand that well.

In execution, the concept is often sabotaged by a lack of attention to the key concepts that make Agile/Scrum successful.  Don't be that person.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Agile/Scrum: Introduction


"Agile" and "Scrum" have become blurry buzzwords too many people.  They speak of "sprint that" or "scrum this" and all too often it is a misapplication of the concept.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Focus T25, Week 3 - The Priority Shifts


It's week 3 of the Focus T25 workout.  Calves are still taking a beating from all of the hopping around, but there has been a shift in priority as the workouts change.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Job Search Lessons - Maintain Search/Life Balance


Don't be this guy.  Looking for a new job can be consuming, especially if you are out of work while you do it.  If you show up to interviews frazzled, exhausted, and desperate, you are probably not going to get hired.

The good news is that we can mitigate this.  And thus begins the final job search lesson.