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BACon Recap

I had a great time at BACon, organized by IIBA in Columbus Ohio on Friday. Brian Link and I presented on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Agile. Well, actually we did a bit of presenting and a lot of facilitating. Because the attendees at the conference had all sorts of interesting experiencesContinue reading “BACon Recap”

Join me at BACon in Columbus on Friday, March 6

I’ve had a last minute addition to my speaking schedule. Thanks to a generous offer from my colleague Brian Link, I’ll be co-presenting on “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Agile”. Join us as we uncover what’s working and what’s not in our shared experiences in agile working environments. Then stay on asContinue reading “Join me at BACon in Columbus on Friday, March 6”

Life after tech: because we deserve better

I delivered an abridged version of my signature Career Nirvana program at CodeMash at Kalahari in Sandusky, Ohio last week. This version was tailored specifically for employees in the technology field. The tech industry is imploding. More and more of us are competing for fewer and fewer jobs, jobs that are less lucrative, more boring,Continue reading “Life after tech: because we deserve better”

Join me for “Life After Tech” at CodeMash on January 16th

I’m excited to be bringing my signature Career Nirvana coaching program to CodeMash at Kalahari in Sandusky, Ohio on January 16th. If you’re a tech expert who’s been affected by the recent downturn in the industry, this one’s for you. My session is called “Life after Tech: Rebuilding your Career in the Post-Tech Economy” ReadContinue reading “Join me for “Life After Tech” at CodeMash on January 16th”

Women in Agile and Open Space: A match made in … Cleveland?

by Nicole Derr The second annual Women in Agile event will be here before we know it and I, for one, am really looking forward to the support and sense of community that I experienced at the first one. This is an article I wrote for Women in Agile about the inaugural event. It wasContinue reading “Women in Agile and Open Space: A match made in … Cleveland?”

Agile UX: It’s Not as Bad As You Think

By Becky Bristol and Nicole Derr Agile is not just for software developers. Oringially published in UXPA Magazine, this article is a case study I co-wrote with Becky Bristol about using Agile techniques to improve outcomes and employee engagement for a User Experience team. As Agile has become the standard working model for development teams,Continue reading “Agile UX: It’s Not as Bad As You Think”

Agile Technical Writing: Tips for Surviving the Transformation

By Nicole Derr Still further evidence that Agile is not just for software developers. In this presentation, for the Northeast Ohio Society for Technical Communication (now Ohio Society for Technical Communication), Steve Jackson and I explained how agile can be applied to technical writing to result in faster delivery of value, greater customer satisfaction, andContinue reading “Agile Technical Writing: Tips for Surviving the Transformation”