Information Technology Dark Side

Alexey over at OneYoxel has a couple of interesting posts following up on Tate’s post “The Demise of Gantt Charts in Agile Projects”. I recommend you check it out. Here’s a quote I enjoyed. In its traditional sense as a static master plan of your project I would agree, there is not much value in […]

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OK, I’ve had enough; it’s time for another rant. Once again I find myself bewildered and befuddled by the sound and fury of the Agilistas as they seek to dethrone the PiMPs. Tell me something all you clever people out there, if Agile is sooo good, why has it not taken over the entire industry […]

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About a year ago Mike Kelly and I got into a bit of an argument about something, and he ended up blogging about it. It was one of those experiences that either makes a colleague a friend or an enemy, and fortunatlely it worked out in a way that has been great for both of […]

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I recently changed a flat tire in a busy section of a public parking garage, just as the nearby office buildings surrounding it were emptying for the day. Streams of cars passed by me as I changed my tire. Some of those driving home were undoubtedly coworkers, and the thought occurred to me that they […]

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My first exposure to a co-located “agile” project team occurred a few years ago when I walked past a large conference room filled with people, computers and large bowls of assorted candies. It was the candy that caught my eye, but I immediately noticed the wall plastered with multicolored index cards, arranged in sections. John, […]

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