Monthly Archives: July 2010

Agile Chronicles #12: Technical Debt

Posted on July 30, 2010 by JesterXL

I know it may sound like I’m painting a rosy, infallible picture of Scrum.  It’s the truth, though, and I feel like it solved most of my project problems.  There is, however, one main problem I saw that made Scrum, and Iterative … Continue reading →

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Agile Chronicles #11: The Backlog and Product Development Challenges

Posted on July 28, 2010 by JesterXL

I wanted to talk about the Backlog again with regards to Scrum, an iterative Agile Software Development process. I’m working on 2 products simultaneously in my spare time, and have noticed a few patterns the Product Backlog has helped me … Continue reading →

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Consulting Chronicles #4: Qualifying Leads

Posted on July 20, 2010 by JesterXL

Rather than make the typical lateral developer move to learning a new language, runtime, or IDE, I’m instead trying to bring in more business. What I want to talk about today are my challenges in doing so regarding qualifying leads. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jesse Freeman – JXLTV Episode 9

Posted on July 19, 2010 by JesterXL

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When You Do It Right, And On Time

Posted on July 7, 2010 by JesterXL

Tim Oxley posted on Twitter a common frustration I experienced for 5 years. If I rush it, there are errors, if I take my time to get it right, it takes too long. I hate this industry. Around 2005, I … Continue reading →

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