Notes from a Tool User

I tested AI code generation with the Tennis Kata. It outlined the basics, but the code was bloated, hard to read, and failed in a key case.

New research suggests AI coding tools may actually slow down experienced developers by 19%, despite developers perceiving they work 20% faster.

Looking beyond GenAI promises to understand real-world impact. Why faster coding might be creating bigger problems in the longer term.

Bonuses might get more features now, but at the cost of quality, collaboration, and a sustainable system

Common mistakes teams and organizations make

The more the manager takes control, the more decisions they make, the longer wait times for everything

Agile is about people. Discover why AI chatbots can't replace human expertise and the dangers of relying on them for coaching.

Demystify GenAI with a hands-on simulation! See how it works mimicry, not magic

I tested AI code generation with the Tennis Kata. It outlined the basics, but the code was bloated, hard to read, and failed in a key case.

Reading resources for Scrum developers to help effectiveness and efficiency.

To be a good Product Owner, continued learning is essential.

A good ScrumMaster knows that learning doesn’t begin and end with a workshop.

Does your team's Sprint Planning seem like a complete and utter waste of time? Most of the time, the planning isn't the real problem.

That thing where you’re trying to work but... Surviving interruptions in your team. We look at where they come from and how to eliminate them.

Grouping individuals together doesn’t make them a team. Building High Performance Teams takes time and effort. It is especially important in a world of Generative AI

Learn how complexity tax undermines resilience through poor structure, slow decisions, and conflicting metrics. Practical strategies to simplify and strengthen your organization.

A fragile organization that goes faster will be knocked over in the slightest wind.

In most organizations, work spends more time waiting to be worked on, than being worked on. To go faster? Look for the queues

Overwhelmed by your product backlog? Story Mapping can overcome that mess and even buy back a year of your life.

The Scrum Guide says POs aren't required at Daily Scrum, but should they be? Explore why Product Owners should attend to increase team value.

How having the client as Product Owner is a bit like playing Jenga with a blind fold. Entertaining to watch, painful to play.

Is IRCC's focus on speed creating unfair visa denials? Explore how mis-measurement clogs the system and hurts applicants.

Looking beyond GenAI promises to understand real-world impact. Why faster coding might be creating bigger problems in the longer term.

Learn how complexity tax undermines resilience through poor structure, slow decisions, and conflicting metrics. Practical strategies to simplify and strengthen your organization.

Scrum wasn't intended to be waterfall done in iterations

Product Backlog Refinement - Learn from my mistakes. From Boring to Valuable, all while taking less time

_Scrum team **Working Agreements** are a simple, powerful way of creating explicit

Does your team's Sprint Planning seem like a complete and utter waste of time? Most of the time, the planning isn't the real problem.

The Scrum Guide says POs aren't required at Daily Scrum, but should they be? Explore why Product Owners should attend to increase team value.

Learn why Sprint Goals are essential for Scrum teams and how to create effective goals that drive focus and value. Includes examples and no best practices.

That thing where you’re trying to work but... Surviving interruptions in your team. We look at where they come from and how to eliminate them.

Learn what it takes to go from Working Group to True Team. Hint, there is hard work involved.

Grouping individuals together doesn’t make them a team. Building High Performance Teams takes time and effort. It is especially important in a world of Generative AI