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I know we talk about self-organized and empowered teams being at the heart of agile practices. But sometime I see that focus from individuals and teams going a little too…
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The Dark Side of Agile Exams
This morning I read a very interesting post over at the AgileScout website titled Agile exams fact check. Peter Saddington (AgileScout) voiced his concerns about a PMI-ACP exam prep website…
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How One Group used Agile, Lean, & Scrum for Social Good
Today I saw a link on Twitter that intrigued me. It was a video of WikiSpeed’s Joe Justice at TEDxRainier. Sure, the video is 10 minutes long. But, I guarantee…
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PMI Agile CoP Transparency
Back in December, the PMI Agile Community of Practice (CoP) leadership agreed we’d take steps to provide some transparency into what we are doing. If you are curious about what…
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PMI-ACP Proficiency
I received a notification that I passed the PMI-ACP exam. But I was curious how well I did. I logged into the PMI website and viewed my Exam Report. It’s…
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How to Help PMI Chapters & Members
After speaking with a few PMI Chapters, I see them (at least the ones I spoke to) suffering from one major issue. How to they grow their membership? Membership Because…
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ALN Arin Sime and User Stories
A quick thank you to Arin Sime and the local Agile Leadership Network chapter for an excellent workshop. Tonight, Arin Sime of AgilityFeat facilitated a workshop on User Story splitting. What…
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How to Claim PMP PDUs as a Non-PMI Member
How would I claim PDUs if I’m not a PMI member? This question keeps coming up in conversation. I offer the hypothetical situation where someone sees value in the new…
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The Agile Mindset
As I look back at the last year, I am amazed at how much has changed in my life. I left my position advising the Federal Government for something that…
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PMI-ACP Numbers
As we get closer to the announcement of how many people passed the v1.0 version of the PMI-ACP exam, I want to congratulate everyone who participated in the process. Regardless…
Recent Stories
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My Personal Kanban Birthday gift
Posted on December 11, 2011 | No CommentsI would like to publicly thank everyone who sent me birthday wishes. Gotta love Facebook, Google+ and all of the other places that broadcast your birthday to the world. It’s actually pretty cool to... -
PMI Agile CoP Strategic Planning Team Wrap-up
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsBefore we went our separate ways, the PMI Agile CoP Strategic Planning team did a retrospective (not depicted in the image enclosed). I had a few key comments. First, as... -
PMI Agile CoP Strategic Planning Day 1
Posted on December 5, 2011 | 1 CommentThe first full day of the PMI Agile Community of Practice strategic planning session just wrapped up. It’s been an amazing day. We discussed how we could help Project Management... -
Protective Collaboration
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 4 CommentsI was recently asked my opinion about collaboration within an organization. Being I just completed an organizational assessment for a client, I have a fresh perspective of the topic. I was... -
The Future of Agile & PMI
Posted on November 12, 2011 | 11 CommentsDuring my session at the AgileDC conference, I talked about the past, present, and future of Agile. I drew a parallel between the adoption curve of Agile and Geoffrey Moore’s... -
My PMI-ACP Exam Experience
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsBecause I wanted to ensure people taking my class were learning things that are actually on the PMI-ACP exam, I thought it necessary to actually take the test. Sure, I...
