photo (CC) mrtopf on flickr.com Lately I’ve been coaching a team with the talented Jordan Baker and Rob Jackiewicz of Scryent, the driving force behind Plone in the Toronto area. When they left for the just finished Plone Conference 2009, I wished I was going with them, not so much because of Plone (though I [...]
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How can I continue to stay connected and to give back to a community that has given me so much? I’ve been wrestling with that question for a while. My connection to Plone the product is becoming less and less. I don’t use Plone in my work any more, now that my focus is on [...]
Read MoreI consider Mike Cohn one of the best on the topic of Agile estimation. His 90 min presentation on how to estimate is well worth your time. I took his one day course and all of the material in the presentation appears to come from that course. Mike is truly inspired to find the best [...]
Read MoreIf you are thinking about attending the Agile one day work shop at Plone Symposium East, register by end of today, April 30 to get free bonus coaching after wards. Contact me if you have any questions about the course.
Read MoreSo you’ve gone over requirements, and have an idea of what needs to be done, then the client/project manager pops the question developers dread: How long will it take? Then, depending on your situation, you might: Give a number based on gut feel Look at historical numbers for something of a similar size Call a [...]
Read MoreIf you are going to the Plone Symposium East, or considering going, this post is for you. I’m offering a one day course on the fundamentals of Scrum, the most popular Agile software development framework. It’ll be a fun, hands-on experience, using games instead of Powerpoint slides to teach. The catch is I need 10 [...]
Read MoreGames are a fun, interactive, effective way to teach. A dose of competition mixed with social interaction keeps people engaged. You learn by doing and reflecting on the experience. Powerpoint, your time is over. Until recently, I hadn’t had the opportunity to use learning games, since most of my work as an Agile coach is [...]
Read MoreGreat response to my invitation for someone to step in as the new Planet Plone zoo keeper. Thanks to Lukasz Lakomy, Ian Hood, David Little and Rob Porter for responding. Plone community, here is your chance to find something small and needed for these willing volunteers. I’ll now introduce to you your new contact for [...]
Read MorePlone has been good to you. You’re earning a living thanks to the efforts of many, and perhaps your sanity has been saved on a few occasions by the kind folks in the #plone chat room. You’ve been thinking for a while about some way to help out, but can’t take on anything too big, [...]
Read MoreThe first World Plone Day event is now finished. New Zealand WPD organizer Tim Knapp was pleased with the results: Just so you all know, we just had our first WPD Plone Day event (in the world) in Wellington, New Zealand and about 31 people turned out, we had 6 presenters and a grand old [...]
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