Artificial Intelligence

AI is no more fearful and dangerous than any other new tech that we have seen in the past 50 or more years. And there will be more.

Geri-Actives Going Forward

Don’t give up just ’cause you are old enough to retire, especially if you want to continue working but not at that full-time pace anymore.

Orthgonality, Software Engineering, Agilist

What Have I learned about Orthogonality, Software Engineering, and being an Agilist? Some possible Definitions:

European Parliament: Artificial Intelligence Act – March 2024

I believe that using Artificial Intelligence tools and their capabilities will increase for the foreseeable future. I also believe that since it is such a new “science” or capability, we need guidelines and safety measurements super-imposed on this usage so that we have some protection against the mis-use of this powerful and, as yet, uncontrolledContinue reading “European Parliament: Artificial Intelligence Act – March 2024”

Agilist Working Definition

In 2022 I started research into the Job Title of “Agilist”. This title appeared to me to be an evolution from SCRUM Masters, Project Managers, and uses of the Agile Manifesto. For today, I am proposing a working job definition for “Agilists” which I would really like to hear about from those who are willingContinue reading “Agilist Working Definition”

More Agilist Questions

Based on my earliest interviews, I have added some new questions to my interview plans: Thank you, in advance, if you decide to offer your responses to these questions. bgbg

A Questionnaire for Agilists

I am working on another written piece where the “working title” is “The Agilist: A Series of Perspectives”. So far I have interviewed several folks who call themselves “Agilists” and I am collecting their thoughts and forming an impression of how I want to write about this new Job Title / Skill set. Here isContinue reading “A Questionnaire for Agilists”

The Chief

The Chief was the name we used when refering to our GrandFather: John Hiczwa. He came from Poland or Serbia with his wife: Sophie and they started their new life in the United States in the early 1920’s. You can read more about them in my book: “A Cowboy’s Reflections” on Amazon but this isContinue reading “The Chief”

SCRUM / Sprint Sequencing

Data and application processing evolve. Each of these application components starts at a certain stage in their life cycle and change as the rest of the application’s capabilities mature. Putting order to the Sequence of Sprints in an Application Development project could take advantage of these evolutionary cycles in order to implement a scope ofContinue reading “SCRUM / Sprint Sequencing”

K P I Requirements

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are measurements and projections that can help a management team make decisions about the Strategic and Tactical Plans for the future of an organization. Many business requirements describe operational necessities of an application or a business App or Function but how should we expect a Requirement for a K P IContinue reading “K P I Requirements”