That’s right, we’re not supposed to talk about death, even when talking about projects! But let’s be honest, some projects are destined to fail. Some are destined never to even start. So why is it then, when we have an initiative “coming off the rails” or the market suddenly shifts, there seems to be a… Read More

One week out from my first half marathon of the season, I was on my last long training run of 10+ miles. The weather was almost perfect with cool temps and no wind. I was ticking off the miles when I suddenly felt a slight twinge in my calf. At first I brushed it off,… Read More

“Yeah, But…” You know the person I’m talking about. Everything you say gets a response starting with, “Yeah, but… that’s not gonna work… we’ve never done it that way before… we’ve always done it this way… that’s dumb. Here’s the smarter idea… They’re never satisfied with what you say. They rarely have ideas and when… Read More

I like football. I played in high school and continue to watch the game today. My favorite position to watch is the offensive leader; the quarterback. Those steely-eyed missile men need to lead their teammates, remain calm under pressure and be able to adjust quickly when plays don’t quite go as planned. Quarterbacks have a… Read More

This race sucked!  It was my 13th half marathon, and it was quite possibly the most miserable I’d been running, ever (unlucky 13).  First, my friend and I didn’t get into town until late the night before, so only got a few hours of sleep (not to mention a few beers at dinner).  It had… Read More

The team spent months preparing for this initiative. It was one of my first infrastructure projects where we were implementing a new development office that would house about 40 technical staff. There would also be a data warehouse to be used by all global development teams so it reduced their time creating test data as… Read More