The Value of Coaching

If I could promise you returns of 6:1 on a project in a single year, would you take it? That is a pretty impressive return for a project, and most businesses would be happy to run a project that will yield that sort of return. Essentially, this is the type of benefit...

Welcome to AgilityFeat!

I’m pleased to announce the official launch of AgilityFeat Inc. I’ve started this business so that I can apply my years of experience as an IT leader, entrepreneur, developer to coach your team to deliver more value to your customers. I believe that Agile...

Software Estimation: Using Range Estimates in Scrum

Note: This blog post was originally written when I was a consultant for OpenSource Connections. Recently I wrote a blog post on why software developers are typically so bad at estimation. I also gave a preview of the presentation that I am giving today to the...

Software Estimation: You are not as good as you think

Note: This blog post was originally written when I was a consultant for OpenSource Connections. I know it’s a bit harsh to insult you in the title of this post, but the odds are, you really stink at estimation. Even if you know you’re bad at it,...