Archive for September, 2006

Laws of Power #22

Many things in this life are counter-intuitive on the surface. You do one thing and you get the opposite of what you want. Sometimes to get what you want, you have to do the thing you least want to do. Of course, this tactic can backfire, but it’s another tool to use through life that many people could use, but don’t.

Enterprise Business Analyst?

Is there a position within a large project for a business analyst that is half architect, half business analyst? Keeping with the subject of my current assignment, a coworker mentioned a role that might make sense in some situations. More after the break.

Is Agile Susceptible To Dilution?

I am currently working on a large project with around 30 fellow ThoughtWorkers and another 30 consultants comprised of about 6 different consulting firms. There have been some questions rolling around in my mind regarding how agile methods are working on a project where not everyone is used to those techniques and some actually seem to reject the ideals and use their own methods. More after the jump.