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Toddler Steps

Posted on May 23, 2011 by pierce

In our daily meetings, we review the three questions.  Remember them? What did I accomplish yesterday? What do I plan to accomplish today? What are my obstacles? Starting this month, we also listed out our small goals striving towards our … Continue reading →

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You Shall Know (y)Our Velocity*

Posted on April 11, 2011 by pierce

Velocity – the measurement of the rate and direction in the position of an object. – Wikipedia We were talking a few days ago about how to deal with stress. The best way to deal with stress is to not … Continue reading →

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Sprints and Marathons

Posted on March 31, 2011 by pierce

I have a 1966 Buick Skylark convertible sitting in my carport. It’s a gorgeous car and actually fairly rare in that it’s a V6 (yes car geeks, a V6 and not an inline) but it hasn’t been driven in years. … Continue reading →

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I’m not your personal Scrum Master

Posted on March 30, 2011 by pierce

As I mentioned, our group meets every weekday morning at 7:30 (yes, AM) at Urban Standard.  As I also mentioned, I’m not a morning person. (Did I mention that? I think I did.) It’s a challenge to get myself up … Continue reading →

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Why a committed late sleeper gets up at 6AM

Posted on March 27, 2011 by pierce

My last post talked about what we’re doing with Agile Self Development (ASD).  People have asked me what we actually do at our daily meetings.  It’s pretty simply really, at least in concept. The first thing we do is get … Continue reading →

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Explanation

Posted on March 25, 2011 by pierce

When I tell people that I’m getting up and meeting with friends at 7:30 in the morning – and not even for work – they ask what the hell I’m thinking. I’m not a morning person. At all. And everyone … Continue reading →

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Launch!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by pierce

Here’s the site! My goal for tomorrow is to actually write something useful here.

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