Agile is Anarchy
The Agile Manifesto was an anarchist document. Engineering adopted it, the rest of the company didn’t. Two brothers argue whether any of it matters.

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12
Feb
Liars Club

Liars Club

Liars It's the fear that wakes us up The truth that things are such A mess Far beyond
3 min read
09
Feb
Estimation is Haruspication (and Management Makes It Prophecy)

Estimation is Haruspication (and Management Makes It Prophecy)

"Ten easy steps to create an enemy and start a war" — Anti-Flag (Anatomy of Your Enemy) Mark, I
6 min read
05
Feb
Broken Words

Broken Words

"I try with all my might To get my sentences just right So I say just what I meant
3 min read
02
Feb
Standups Are Mutual Aid (and I may have just killed it)

Standups Are Mutual Aid (and I may have just killed it)

"I got something to say / I killed your baby today / And it doesn't matter much to me
4 min read
29
Jan
To have and to have not

To have and to have not

Chris, You asked me the other day if, given the chance, I’d do all of this again. Not the
4 min read
26
Jan
Knowledge

Knowledge

"All I know is that I don't know nothing" I have no formal training in IT
4 min read
22
Jan
Supersonic

Supersonic

Chris, I had a senior leader at an old job who used to say, “You never want to kick down
3 min read
19
Jan
Waiting Room

Waiting Room

First 90 Days, Part 1 I am a patient boy / I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait —Fugazi, “Waiting
3 min read
15
Jan
Four Simple Words

Four Simple Words

Chris, You asked me how you hold on to something long enough for it to shape you—how you don’
3 min read
12
Jan
I Was A Teenage Anarchist

I Was A Teenage Anarchist

Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire? Laura Jane Grace wrote
4 min read