
1,5 years after Kanban for Skeptics
It’s been more than one and a half years now since I published my first e-book Kanban for Skeptics. Time to look back. I remember well how it all started. At the time I was preparing a public talk, called

1,5 years after Kanban for Skeptics
It’s been more than one and a half years now since I published my first e-book Kanban for Skeptics. Time to look back. I remember well how it all started. At the time I was preparing a public talk, called

Book review – The Retrospective Handbook
Last year, Pat Kua published his book called The Retrospective Handbook. He released the book on leanpub, the popular self publishing platform on which I also published my e-book ‘Kanban for sceptics’. I have been following Pat online for some

Book review – The Retrospective Handbook
Last year, Pat Kua published his book called The Retrospective Handbook. He released the book on leanpub, the popular self publishing platform on which I also published my e-book ‘Kanban for sceptics’. I have been following Pat online for some

Boring retrospectives 10 – Walk the board
It’s hard to come up with new retrospective exercises as a facilitator. However, I believe keeping it fresh helps the team to boost their continuous improvement results. In my previous ‘boring retrospective’ posts I introduced a number of new retrospective

Boring retrospectives 10 – Walk the board
It’s hard to come up with new retrospective exercises as a facilitator. However, I believe keeping it fresh helps the team to boost their continuous improvement results. In my previous ‘boring retrospective’ posts I introduced a number of new retrospective

Non-profit Agile conference in Brussels
After a great 1st edition last year, Agile Tour Brussels 2013 will take place on September, 27 in Belgium. Registration is open and the Program is available on the website http://www.atbru.be. At Agile Tour Brussels, there will be both local and

Non-profit Agile conference in Brussels
After a great 1st edition last year, Agile Tour Brussels 2013 will take place on September, 27 in Belgium. Registration is open and the Program is available on the website http://www.atbru.be. At Agile Tour Brussels, there will be both local and

The modern software architect
Working in software development means working with a lot of different technically skilled people. Those ‘IT geeks’ are still ranked by the same roles that were applied 20 years ago. Going from junior to senior developers, functional analysts, project managers,

The modern software architect
Working in software development means working with a lot of different technically skilled people. Those ‘IT geeks’ are still ranked by the same roles that were applied 20 years ago. Going from junior to senior developers, functional analysts, project managers,

Coffee rehab
My life as a consultant is pretty hectic. There are weeks when I’m at a different client each day, often combined with a public training or a speaking engagement. It was not until last year since my body started to

Coffee rehab
My life as a consultant is pretty hectic. There are weeks when I’m at a different client each day, often combined with a public training or a speaking engagement. It was not until last year since my body started to

Boring retrospectives – part 9 : Vision Poker
In one of my previous blog posts, I introduced the concept of vision based retrospectives. By using a vision of the ideal state of your team/company/family/… it is easier to weigh improvement suggestions. Which one get us closer to the

Boring retrospectives – part 9 : Vision Poker
In one of my previous blog posts, I introduced the concept of vision based retrospectives. By using a vision of the ideal state of your team/company/family/… it is easier to weigh improvement suggestions. Which one get us closer to the

Agile performance reporting – part 3: Cost control
This blog post is the third one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. 3. Cost control The third controlling process of PMBOK is cost control. It’s goal is to control the changes that influence the cost baseline. There are 4

Agile performance reporting – part 3: Cost control
This blog post is the third one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. 3. Cost control The third controlling process of PMBOK is cost control. It’s goal is to control the changes that influence the cost baseline. There are 4