Realize Great Work Through Every Day Emergence Jeff Lopez-Stuit What that principle doesn’t say about emergence is also a potent expression of what self-organized teams are capable of: The principle doesn’t say “the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams… …except when there are a lot of dependencies between teams.” […]
Happy New Year 2016!! Daniel Gullo In 2016, it is time to set our sights on loftier goals as we soar to greater heights by expanding and growing as an organization!! Introducing the New New Apple Brook Newsletter… As part of this plan, the newsletter is receiving a formal title: Core Agility The use of […]
The Importance Of “WHY??” Anu Smalley This brings to mind an an old story about three bricklayers: Each one of them was asked what they were doing. The first man answered gruffly, “I’m laying bricks.” The second man replied, “I’m putting up a wall.” But the third man said enthusiastically and with pride, […]
Happiness is YOUR Responsibility Daniel Gullo, CEC, CST It’s that time of the year again. THANKSgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, GIVING Tuesday… The marketing departments of most organizations are in high gear capitalizing on the #FOMO tendencies of consumers. The Christmas season draws people to the stores, malls, roads, etc. even though many of these […]
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!! You have taken the time to earn a certification; a certification that can help to distinguish you from the 1000s of other folks out there who have similar qualifications but no certification. However, you may be wondering “What’s next???” Great question! Your certification, while extremely valuable, doesn’t completely define who you […]
There are folks who believe certifications are meaningless. That’s nothing new. However, lately, there are some who seem to have taken it on as their life’s mission to rail against certification and even training in general. In fact, some have taken to mudslinging in their diatribes about training and trainers. I get their point. And, […]
Pigs in Zen A pig and a chicken are talking one day and the chicken says to the pig: “Hey, pig, we should go into business together. Let’s open a restaurant.” And the pig replies, “Ok, what would we call it? What would serve?” “How about ‘Ham and Eggs’? That’s what we would serve, also.” […]
The Issue With Conference Review Processes I have been the chair of two Scrum Gatherings. I have done keynotes at three other international Scrum Gatherings. I have organized numerous other large events. I have been a reviewer and speaker for Agile 20xx conferences for the last 5 years. I am the founder of Agile […]
Psssst! I Can Get You Fixed Cost AND Fixed Dates!! I have an offer you can’t refuse… You don’t have to be afraid, just because I am Sicilian. I am talking about Product Development here, not “garbage collection”. I know it frustrates you that all this Agile stuff talks about uncertainty and fluffy stuff. I […]
Agile is NOT for you… You are talking with two consultants about how to transform your organization into an Agile company so that you can go faster and keep ahead of your competitors. You explain to them that your stakeholders have a need to know what is going on and to that end, […]