Claiming that you're applying #ArtificialIntelligence has become marketing table stakes. It's like bragging about having a website. Also, most organizations are struggling to fulfill what the marketing team is promising anyway.

I recently wrote an article, Agile Needs More Architecture Stuff, architectureandgovernance.com/agile/agile-ne… that I hope you find useful.

Did you know that there are more airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky? #DadJoke

One strategy is to accept the things you cannot change. Another strategy is to change the things you cannot accept. It's your choice.

What are organizations doing about #TechnicalDebt? I recently ran a study that looked into this very issue, and I share my results at projectmanagement.com/blog-post/7197… The way that management thinks about TD has a major impact on your effectiveness. cc: PMI

I recently wrote an article, The Agile Community Shat the Bed, which is posted at linkedin.com/pulse/agile-co…. The #AgileGoldRush is finally over, but agile isn't.

It isn't sufficient to "be agile" if you don't know how to "do agile" - don't underestimate the importance of technical skills.

Documentation is an important part of #Agile. Here are some #AgileDocumentation strategies, agilemodeling.com/essays/agiledo… #AgileModeling #Scrum

Agile is mindset - Steve Denning

Data peeps: I'm running a one-day, Agile Data Warehousing for Leaders workshop, eventbrite.com/e/new-agile-da… on Sept 11 in Raleigh NC. This workshop is tailored to the needs of the attendees and is a great way to work through your concerns.

I guess former Republican VP Dick Cheney is a RINO now. Bwa ha ha ha.

The challenge with detailed planning is that most dependencies are not independent.

Significant overhead disappears when you move away from project teams towards long-lived product teams. ambysoft.com/essays/project…

In How Agilists Can Move Forward After Shatting the Bed, linkedin.com/pulse/how-agil…, I work through several strategies that individuals may choose to adopt to dig their way out of the mess left after the end of the #AgileGoldRush.

Leaders should focus more on setting the direction rather than setting the destination.

3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population. #DadJoke

Today’s episode of Climate Change Shitshow is brought to you by #BigOil. theguardian.com/world/article/…

Are your decision makers capable of data-driven/data-informed decision making? I have shared a free assessment tool at scottambler.com/data-driven-de… that you can quickly and easily use to assess your organization's capability. #AgileData

Analysis is an important part of #Agile and #Scrum. Here are some #AgileAnalysis strategies, agilemodeling.com/essays/agilean…, to help you streamline your approach. #AgileModeling

Want to improve? First thing is to be uncomfortable with the idea of being comfortable.