March Madness Begins: Gulp. One word: India!
March 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Hi all. Update for the week: I’ll be posting a guest entry tomorrow night that is a pretty different point of view I originally took on a comic strip I did a while ago. It is from someone I have been coaching (and being coached right back at) for over a few years now. This [...]
Scrum Challenge #1 OVER: Scrum is…
February 26, 2010 by 3 Comments
Hi all, Yesterday I thought I’d try something different and opened a “Scrum Challenge” with an open ended statement, “Scrum is…” Wow, did you respond. Many comments came in connected to the blog entry (you can see the originals up to the date of writing this entry; however, I know there will be more! Others [...]
Random Thought Scrum Challenge – #1
February 24, 2010 by 14 Comments
Hi, I am gathering some great guest postings and am starting to queue up some new cartoons about Scrum (yeah!!!!). You’ll start seeing them in your email and/or on your RSS feeds soon (remember e-mail subscribers get some really cool freebies and other “inside information”). I want to try something tonight, and I want you [...]
2010 – ImplementingScrum and a New Year…
February 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Hi. I’d like to welcome my new subscribers and the ones that have been with me for years. Years. Wow. This little blog with cartoons started back in 2006 and I continue to see strong readership. For that, I thank you. During this time, we have all grown both professionally and personally; hopefully for the [...]
Five reasons for Mike not posting for the past few months….
October 6, 2009 by 3 Comments
Hi, I sincerely apologize for not posting a lot of new information each week (like I used to do — with new comic strips and very useful write-ups). Here are the top five impediments for me, and as I break through them the consistency of this site will pick up once again….. 1) Family. My [...]
We are so close….
September 7, 2009 by 2 Comments
… tell me WHAT will make this experience with the team at implementingscrum.com an awesome and incredible experience for year #4 in our existence. Tell me. Who else will? Thank you. – mike Vizdos
We are approaching Anniversary #3 with ImplementingScrum.com
September 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
… please… do me a favor TODAY — NOW — and spread the word about this site to all your friends on twitter, facebook, or within your organization. We have some great things happening in year #4 and I want as many people as possible to take off with me — and you — on [...]
So we are getting close to Year #3 closure with the Site — ImplementingScrum.com
September 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Easy Question. What have we all done (me — and you) over the past three years that we can amp up for year #4 of the most awesome site about Scrum on the planet. Please let me know via comments or email directly. Thank you. – mike Vizdos
What is your favorite cartoon on the site – and why?
September 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hi, By time you read this I am probably off the grid. I’d like your feedback — sincere feedback — as to what your favorite cartoon has been to date — and why. Please direct comments or emails to me about your feedback. I appreciate it. And. I am hopefully off the grid with my [...]
Beginning of September, 2009….
September 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hi all. Just wanted to let you know I am on the road most of the month of September… check out www.michaelvizdos.com/enroll for what is coming. If you know people looking for a class, check out that site. If you want to just get together when I am in town… let me know. I am [...]
Early August Update: ImplementingScrum.com
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hi all, Thanks to all my new subscribers and for all my existing subscribers for helping me pass the word out on this site. I have been heads down lately with client work, and I am now in the process of creating a new pipeline of cartoons with Tony for some upcoming series. I was [...]
Question: What do YOU need from ImplementingScrum.com
July 22, 2009 by 1 Comment
Hi all. I have a lot of assumptions about what people need from this site (www.implementingscrum.com) and the community we have been building here over the years. As you know, I love doing what I do here…. Here is what I also know… I sometimes make an ASS out of U and ME by making [...]
IOU Another Cartoon… I Know… I Know….
July 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hey all. First, let me apologize for not getting the latest comic strip to you. As I write this, I am reflecting on the past week (plus) where I traveled to London, did a free talk as soon as I landed, facilitated my first [awesome] CSM class in London, hopped back on a plane to [...]
July at ImplementingScrum.com – Updates
July 7, 2009 by 1 Comment
Hi all, Quick update on life in my world… Welcome all new subscribers (via email and RSS). I like to try and update everyone at least once-a-month so you know where I will be and where we can meet! I am on my way to London in a few hours and will be facilitating a [...]
Let’s Chat about Scrum – Open Mic – Round #2
June 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hi all. The chat test today during the two hour-long sessions was a success. I learned many things, and, as all things we do with Scrum the next iteration will be even better. I can go into the retrospective we had — but suffice it to say that there were enough in the “cons” section [...]
Let’s Chat about Scrum – Open Mic – Round #1
June 11, 2009 by 2 Comments
Hi all, I want to try a new service so if you have time Thursday, June 11, 2009, to try this with me — I will be online from 10:00AM – 11:00AM and then 2:00PM – 3:00PM (Both are in Eastern Time (GMT-4) – I am currently in Richmond, Virginia, USA). It is an interactive [...]
Sprint – Sprint Backlog – Product Backlog – Working Ass Backwards to a Solution
June 1, 2009 by 1 Comment
Hi, Welcome back to a new week at www.implementingscrum.com. This week (tomorrow night, actually) I will introduce the first of a comic strip in a three part series (of course punctuated by other blog postings) over the next three weeks. As usual, this blog posting can be consumed and enjoyed alone. However. As with all [...]
ImplementingScrum – Product Backlog / Updates / Requests
May 21, 2009 by 2 Comments
Hi all, [warning -- a little bit long -- over 802.13453223 words -- sorry] This week has been instrumental in helping me get some great clarity of where I am taking the site in the future. Some people I know missed my original posting earlier this week — so if you did not read them [...]
Free Training from Mike Vizdos and Other CSTs
May 18, 2009 by 6 Comments
This is an explosive new post where I (Michael Vizdos) in conjunction with some other Certified Scrum Trainers – will RELEASE ALL our material into public domain (under creative commons) so that anyone can use what we have developed over the years. Is this selfish of us doing this? We will promise that you will [...]
I am back…. Ready to Rumble!
May 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hi, I know I have been “out of pocket” for a while — mostly cleaning up some personal life stuff with my father passing away last month (thank you all for the kind words and thoughts!). Here is what you will see THIS WEEK. 1) Some explosive new information tomorrow night. Wow. This is huge. [...]
