Francie Van Wirkus's Blog, page 31
August 20, 2015
Great Expectations: 2015 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Retrospective
Great Expectations: 2015 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Retrospective
Ever have big expectations of a place you plan to travel to, and you were disappointed? Maybe the pictures of the resort weren’t quite reality. How about a race that you’ve always wanted to do, but then once you did it, you were over it? That’s how I felt about the Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens (half Ironman) race. I’ve wanted to do this race for years. Finally, 2015 would be the year! As part of a…
August 14, 2015
August 7, 2015
July 31, 2015
July 26, 2015
Make your Definition of Done Pop
Make your Definition of Done Pop
“I shouldn’t be doing this. Going back to Pittsburgh tonight, and need me some Garrett’s.” The man in line in front of me said. Let’s call him Mr. Pittsburgh. “I raced a half Ironman today.” I said. “I’ve been thinking about Garretts all afternoon,” “$&@&$! All I did was show up for a flight. I just gotta have it when I’m in Chicago.” *It* was Garrett’s popcorn, a Chicago tradition. Move over…
July 24, 2015
July 10, 2015
July 5, 2015
Announcing the Agile Bettys Podcast
Announcing the Agile Bettys Podcast
Announcing the Agile Bettys podcast! I’m hoping you, my smart and faithful blog readers, will kindly listen to our flagship show, What is Agile? Agile Bettys was formed by two tech Moms (that’s me and Rae Frederic!) who wanted to get more out of life. Rather than buy and expensive sports car, get a radical hairstyle, and be seen with strange men, we opted to found Agile Bettys. As we experiment…
June 26, 2015
June 22, 2015
Blueberries and the Feedback Loop
Blueberries and the Feedback Loop
If you are Agile without scrum, having a useful feedback loop can be a challenge. Creating solutions, for customers is sticky business. Why else would there be entire swaths of IT built around relationship “management?” A recent shopping trip to a Sendik’s food market, the gap in the feedback loop was obvious. In the produce section, where you’ll usually find me, there was a sale on Wish Farm…
