Aug 29, 2009
Hell Week in Software Development
I was reading David Stewart’s blog and I was so intrigued by his “Surviving Hell Week” post. It reminded me of a similar experience of mine long time ago when I was an undergraduate student. Interestingly, we both had the same feelings and reached similar conclusions. Therefore, I’ll share the story with you and then I’ll discuss some of the insightful lessons. It was my third... read more
Aug 28, 2009
Using Scrum in Real Life
A few months ago, I started to think about using Scrum in personal life. Today, I’d like to share with you the feedback from my experience. Life goals are different than action items: There is a big difference between setting goals in your life and taking actions towards your goals. Writing down your categorized life goals in a Scrum backlog won’t do you any good. The goals may remain the same,... read more
