MoSCoW prioritization (or the MoSCoW method) is a tool used in all sorts of professions and industries to provide a structure for prioritizing work tasks. It is most commonly associated with the Agile approach Dynamic Systems Development Methodology, which is where I learned it. The origins appear to be […]
Back in 2017 my wife and I purchased 12 acres of woodland in Northern New York state’s Adirondack mountains. The area is surrounded by woodland and state nature preserves, so the risk of encountering wild animals was definitely present and known. We, of course, researched, (or at least […]
This material (DSDM, Related Images, and Videos) was created by the Agile Business Consortium. https://agilebusiness.org Think of Agile like a toolbox. Within this Agile toolbox, you have several options. You may not know what all the tools are, how they function – half the time your self-proclaimed Agile experts […]
In this tutorial, we will cover the basics of variables and decision structures. Then we will create a more advanced version of the simple message box created in the first tutorial. If you are unsure how to access the developer tab within Excel, please see the first tutorial […]
Below you will find two videos. The purpose of these videos is to show you how to gain access to the VBA development capabilities of Excel and to show you how to create your first “Hello World” application inside of Excel. I also provide written steps in case […]
Let me start off by saying, Agile is not just for projects and not just for software development. Agile is NOT Scrum. Agile is also not a methodology or framework. Now that I have that out of the way, let us proceed with a, hopefully, clearer definition of […]
I first worked with and learned Lean (with Six Sigma) in a manufacturing environment. Manufacturing is where Lean originated; used successfully for decades. I learned a great deal about Lean in that environment, but I think the most important part about Lean- the focus it requires on quality. […]
Telecommuting may not be for all people. You are alone and you have to collaborate with others. You are not likely to interact with your coworkers extensively or get to know them on the same personal level as you may in an office. For a lot of […]
Timeboxing is a time management tool that helps to keep the focus on the priorities by limiting the available time for task completion. You allocate a reasonable amount of time to an activity, and that activity must be completed within that time frame. Do you have deadlines that […]
