ProdCon Slides & Takeaways
On June 1st, I was able to attend and speak at ProdCon in Brookfield, WI. These are my key takeaways.
Rest: A Book Review
I came across an interesting title that I hadn’t read yet called Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. This concept is right up my alley. I’ve always been a strong believer that you are far more productive (and happy!) when you work a regular workweek and keep your nights and weekends free.
ProdCon 2023
I’ll be speaking at ProdCon with Steve Lueck this Thursday, June 1st about my class and the upcoming book.
Agile Discovery & Delivery: Estimation
Estimation has always been a subject I’ve hated. The truth is that estimates are always wrong. So, what do you do when the business demands you have them?
Convincing Leaders to Do a Discovery Phase
A lot of times, teams aren’t doing Discovery work. New engineers generally won’t have a lot of influence over whether their teams do a Discovery phase, but I did write a little section about convincing leaders to do one.
What Makes a Great Agile Team?
A high-performing and happy agile team tends to be dedicated, self-organizing, empowered, and cross-functional.
Book Review: The Expectation Effect
Can your expectations heal you? Can they kill you? Can they make you happier? You will find the answer to all of these questions in The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World by David Robson.
Agile Discovery & Delivery: Survival Tips
Each chapter of my new book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, has a survival tips section. The survival tips are bite-sized suggestions that new engineers can easily use to make their lives and products better or easier.
Agile Book Excerpt: Introduction
Today’s excerpt is from the book introduction. I start with a true story about my time at National Geographic and then outline who this book is for and why.
Agile Discovery & Delivery Outline
Last week, I announced that my new book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, will be arriving in June! This week, I’ll take you a bit deeper and share the high-level outline for the book.