As we cruise through the last days of 2016, it’s important to peek in the rear view mirror. Reflecting on the past reveals patterns and trends in our travels that we can use to predict future destinations. When I look in my 2016 review mirror, I gather insights from...
Delivering value to the organization and it’s end users is job #1 for all stakeholders and project team members. We know this, but we struggle to apply it. We get wrapped up in the day to day roller coaster of project life. We dart from meeting to meeting and we...
Success or failure often hinges on the questions we ask throughout the project lifecycle. It sounds a bit dramatic, but I’ve witnessed it many times—a single, thought-provoking question that changed the trajectory of a conversation, opened a floodgate of new...
As we move into 2017, most organizations are experimenting with agile. Their experiments often lead to big questions about requirements practices: Are there requirements in agile? If so, who is responsible for planning the agile requirements approach? How do...
I typically use my blogs to offer tips and tricks for business analyst and product owner roles, but in recent months, I have been hearing about and seeing several BAs stepping into ScrumMaster/Iteration Lead roles. Is this a trend? Well, I won’t go that far, but...
