When the sound of my Outlook calendar groaning drifted across my office I knew I had fifteen minutes to prepare for a rapid-fire succession of meetings that would last three hours . . . the “Agile Gauntlet”. It was a daily occurrence and a price I willingly paid for the opportunity to write documentation in [...]
I am a guest contributor on Tom Johnson’s “I’d Rather Be Writing” website. My article “Have Notebook Will Travel” details the basic survival techniques required when documenting in an Agile environment.
The meetings were a frenzied walk around of fifteen minute stand-ups between 12 working development teams. I listened, took notes, asked questions, and scheduled followups [...]
Facebook = a very sad experiment.
I see the honey, dripping addictive nature the FB offers, but I don’t buy it. Why?
I’m a professional writer and photographer. I’ll be damned if my work is ever going to be taken by someone without my express permission.
Also? Privacy is just too grey. Sure, I can bury myself in [...]