The Execution phase of our Agile Data Center move is where all the fun stuff happens. As a reminder from the previous entries about the project setup and preparation, we’re doing a data center move where the schedule is flexible (the client is more tolerant of time, less tolerant of risk) and the requirements are [...]

I got an email today asking essentially, “WTF does Fibonacci have to do with estimating?”. Well, my argument starts with the word “estimating” as to me, it’s more about “sizing”. The Fibonacci sequence is essentially a relative scale of effort required to complete a task.  It’s not meant to be an absolute value of how [...]

Recently, I talked at a high-level about a data center migration on which I’m currently working, and how it would be possible to use an agile approach for it (or at least parts of it).  The high-level process seemed to make sense, so I wanted to dig a little deeper to see if it was [...]

One of the main questions I always get when talking about agile methodologies is – “Can I use it to manage non-development projects?” The answer is typically yes, although it’s not always evident until you start to break it down. My most recent test is with a data center move.

I was reminded late that my scheduled 45 minute talk was actually a 90 minute talk so I was struggling a bit last weekend to get enough content in place so I didn’t leave a lot of dead air.  And since I’ve been trying to do all of my speaking gigs in the Presentation Zen [...]