2009 Plan Updates - ImplementingScrum.com and Michael Vizdos

Hi all,

A few weeks ago I spent some time asking about some plans for myself and implementingscrum.com for 2009.  This post is located here and there are some great comments.

Thank you.

This week there was no cartoon — partly because a client cancelled and I thought I’d grab my boys for an impromptu vacation down to South Florida.  Not a bad place to crash for a week.  Remember — work hard and play hard (smile).

Hmmm.

2009 is less than what, six weeks away.

I’ll be asking for your committment to follow me and help me with this coming year.

And.

Tony and I will keep the comics coming to you for free.

Happy weekend.

- mike vizdos
www.implementingscrum.com
www.michaelvizdos.com

Posted in Announcements, Blog — by mvizdos on 11/20/08 Anyone?




Animal Farm. Reading After High School. Real Life?

Think about the last time you read a book.

Non-fiction?  Fiction?  It really does not matter.

And this book you read… what did you DO after you read the book?

Did you put it back on your book shelf?

Did you even finish it (smile — you see, *I* start a LOT of books!)

And there it gathers dust until one day… for some reason… you got the urge to pick it back up again.

Started at the beginning.

Or maybe a few pages back from where you left your bookmark.

And.

What did you learn after re-reading the same book again?

Anything?

Think.  Really Think. [challenge ON my reader!]

Now.

What if you read a bunch of books on a topics after using Google to search for “Scrum.” [Note: Page 1 baby!]

And.

What if you read a bunch of cool blogs on the topic of Scrum (like www.implementingscrum.com or my personal site at www.michaelvizdos.com).

And.

Did nothing with that information.

Until.

One day, you took a class from someone experienced who tied together the real-life version with the book version of the topic.

Then.

You went back and read the “books” again.

What happened?

Was it the same experience or were you able to read it from a totally new perspective?

Please share via comments…. I am looking forward to continue learning with you!

Thank you,

- mike vizdos

Posted in Blog, Cartoons, Certification, Exercise Examples — by mvizdos on 11/10/08 (7) comments




2009 Plans. ImplementingScrum and Michael Vizdos.

Hi all.

I need your help.

Actually… my plans for 2009 depend on your input.

Wow.

Imagine a blank sheet of paper in front of you.

I am doing that now.  Actually, it has been blank for a little while.

I am in analysis paralysis.

So.

Here is what I need from you….

My goal for 2009 is to show how Scrum works in the real world using a creative manner with real world people.

What would you do?

Zero constraints.

Well.  One.

I am going to use Scrum to implement whatever I do.

I have some ideas brewing.  Which I will share in this comment thread in a bit.

I’d like to hear your ideas.

Blank sheet of paper.

Go :).

Please put your ideas in the comment section on this blog entry.

And spread the word about this for me.

My 2009 depends on it (smile).

In advance, let me say a sincere, “Thank you.”

And let’s see where it leads me…. Or us as a community.

- mike vizdos

Posted in Announcements, Blog, Exercise Examples — by mvizdos on 11/06/08 (9) comments





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