I love amusement parks. I especially love Disney amusement parks. I visit as often as I can. It’s my happy place! I transform into a kid ; playing, riding rides and giggling with all the other kids! In fact, I can credit my love for
Here’s a conversation I had recently about process with a project manager I adore working with. In this scene, the ‘PM’ is the project Manager and ‘Me’ is the Business Analyst. PM: ‘ I need to know what the work is for this project.’ ME: ‘I need
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1728" img_size="300x300" alignment="center"][vc_message message_box_style="solid-icon" style="square" message_box_color="violet" icon_fontawesome="fa fa-question-circle-o"]Remember the story of Pinocchio? He was a wooden marionette puppet created by Gepetto, a toy maker. By design, a marionette has strings and the puppets movements are controlled by these strings. They are beautiful to
Check out my thoughts on Agile documentation in my blog post posted in Project Times. What do you think, is Agile the plastic bag of methodology? Is Agile the Plastic Bag of Methodology? As a child of the 70's, I remember the shift from paper to plastic
In your work, have you heard these phrases “Working as designed, but not as expected” or “It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature.” or “Working as requested”? Each of these indicates a problem. I offer the possibility that the requirements left some room for
I’d like to see a Marvel hero that is based on gratitude. This may seem lame as far as a super power goes; however, gratitude is so powerful it changes energy. Changes energy! That is amazing! Given that context the Marvel super hero idea takes
Feedback is such an interesting concept. I have been thinking critically about it for months. I have learned a lot and my viewpoint on feedback has changed. I realized that much of the ‘feedback’ I have given or received is not feedback at all. It’s
I love toys. I am a kid at heart. I am an adult that attends children’s movies, plays on swingsets, loves amusement parks and coloring books, all sans children. I have a magic 8 Ball on my desk and use it to bring joy and
I love jigsaw puzzles. This picture is a detailed look at a jigsaw puzzle I did New Year’s weekend. It was 1000 pieces and there were times I thought I couldn’t finish it, the pieces had to missing or they couldn’t possible fit. But they