Author Archives: Jake Calabrese
Overcoming Team Toxins – Agile Mile High 2013
Thanks to everyone who attended Overcoming Team Toxins at Agile Mile High 2013 in Denver, Colorado yesterday! Co-presenting with Erin Beierwaltes from Skipstone Consulting was a blast! For those of you who could not attend, our team toxin presentation is … read more
Embrace Your Agile Superpowers
Looking forward to presenting Stop Gambling, Embrace Your Agile Superpowers! The presentation was co-developed with myself and Stephen Starkey. We will be presenting at the Scrum Gathering in Las Vegas in May. For anyone not heading to the Scrum Gathering … read more
Promising Book – “Getting Naked” (business novel)
Added to my list of books to read… Book Review: Getting Naked “This book sat on my list of reads for a while, and it was only recently that I tracked down a copy. A “business novel”, the book describes … read more
Mile High Agile Conference 2012 – April 3rd!
Agile Denver is hosting the 2nd Mile High Agile conference, in Downtown Denver, Colorado on April 3rd, 2012! Last year, the first, there were nearly 500 people!! I am sure many people are already registered, but if you have not, … read more
Mile High Agile 2011 April 7th
Should be a great event in Denver. The Agile Cooperative will have a table if anyone has questions! Hopefully we can listen to some of the great presentations and spend some time at the table! Agile Denver is excited to … read more
Lean Business Analysis – Free Webinar
On February 8th (2011), I will be presenting Lean Business Analysis for ASPE-SDLC. We will discuss the fundamentals of lean software development, review common software ‘wastes’, and look at what lean means to business analysis! It starts at 12PM EST. … read more
RMIMA – 12-10-09: “Agile: Myth or Reality”
Quick update on a presentation I am doing in a few weeks at the Rocky Mountain Information Management Association (RMIMA). The presentation is targeted at folks who want to get a basic understanding of agile (Scrum), why so many people … read more
Learning from Washington, the Inauguration, and the Constitution
Read This If: You’re looking for some interesting observations on scope, change management, and iterations as well as willing to consider that maybe some projects are not that tough, in perspective. 2009 seems to be moving right along! Was 2008 … read more
Stopping the Fake Subject Matter Expert (SME) from Derailing Your Project
Read This If: You want to ensure you are basing your projects value on input from true subject matter expert (for any type of project). A fake subject matter expert or SME can derail a project. Improvements to your business … read more
Online Networking: Linked In– What Type of Networker are YOU?
Read This If: You want to understand the types of networkers on Linked In, what type you are, and why it matters. Lately, I have been working on a number or articles on various topics related to getting the most … read more