Tag Archives: Scrum

TWSL Series 12: Management Observations and Agile Deep Dive

Posted on June 15, 2023 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this webinar for the Tom Woods School of Life Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.

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This Era’s “Great Project,” Revisited

Posted on July 26, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

The first post I wrote here, close to six years ago now, talked about a friend who bemoaned the fact that he wasn’t working on something singularly and identifiably great. My contention then was that, while the specific work wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Unified Theory of Business Analysis: Part Four

Posted on April 4, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

How Different Management Styles Work Solutions, and let’s face it, those quite often involve the development and modification of software these days, can be realized in the context of many different types of organization. A lot of bandwidth is expended … Continue reading →

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Jira and Confluence for RTMs and My Framework

Posted on May 15, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

I finally finished the Udemy course on Jira and Confluence. As I watched each section of the course I thought about how the capabilities of the two products can be used to represent Requirements Traceability Matrices, and furthermore how they … Continue reading →

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A Better Insight Into Agile and Scrum Roles

Posted on April 3, 2017 by R.P. Churchill

I’ve been attending a lot of meetups over the last few months and the one for the Pittsburgh chapter of the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysts) was special because of the terrific speaker. A gentleman named Rick Clare gave … Continue reading →

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How My Core Competencies Map To Working With Customer Systems

Posted on May 10, 2016 by R.P. Churchill

I created the figure below while I was working out the requirements for a simulation tool that would support analysis of this kind of system. While this diagram represents a fairly specific example of the set of things I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Context of a Scrum Product Owner

Posted on December 15, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

The USS Constitution, launched in 1797, is possibly the oldest wooden ship still afloat. Over two hundred years of repairs, retrofits, and refurbishing has left only an estimated ten to fifteen percent of the original timber in place. I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Scrum Product Owner – Basic Outline

Posted on December 14, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

I found it helpful to review my notes on the role of a Scrum Product Owner and place an outline here to which I can refer quickly. Three Pillars of Scrum Transparency Inspection Adaptation Iron Triangle (from Project Management) Scope … Continue reading →

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Agile and Scrum Balance Needs of Different People

Posted on November 30, 2015 by R.P. Churchill

I first encountered the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator in 19(cough, cough…) and have done quite a bit of reading about it since. I’m aware of its weaknesses but the primary interest for me is its role in making me aware … Continue reading →

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