Today we are going to discuss a fun thing we Agiled this year: our spring garden. We decided to plant a garden, not only to save money (these two kids aren't eating any less these days!), but also to spend some time as a family getting our hands into the soil.   So...

This year might be a bit different, but we want to talk about what we will do every year. Your schedule will be different. Routine is good, but logistically it isn't always possible to have the same schedule. Make a calendar of who needs to be where and when. Discuss...

Today, I'm joined with my friend Jason Faulhefer and we are going to talk about how to protect your family and their private information during this modern age. PII is personal identifiable information - like security questions, social security info, etc. It is...

When you're on vacation, you aren't necessarily thinking about your sprints and daily standup, but it is important to stay in the flow. We break ours into 3 phases - packing and planning, on vacation, and return to normalcy. During our packing phase, we make sure to...

We all need hobbies! Make sure your hobby is not an income stream. It is going to help you plan to have time for yourself. Talk about that time in your daily standup. Get your freebie. It will fill your need for self-care. You will keep your sense of self and your...

Last episode, we talked about introducing Agile to your partner and now we are going to talk about if there is resistance.  Resistance will be natural because you are making a big change.  Stay the course.  Don't push your partner.  No new technology should be...

This is the number one question we receive. I know so many of you are excited to try it but have no idea how to get people on board. It can be difficult. Don't get too deep into the semantics. Focus on what it will do FOR your family. Ask for a trial period. Accept...

During this pandemic more of us then ever are working from our homes. Many of us were not prepared to make this change, so I wanted to share some tips with you. You do not need separate office space. Just treat your shared room (like bedroom), differently during the...

Many of you are going through the biggest school transition you and your children have ever gone through with Covid-19. You are doing a great job! This episode is about regular every year big school transitions like back to school after a break.  Kids often like the...

For those of you who don't know what these tech terms mean, I'm going to break it down. Your dev team are the people who are putting together and developing the solution. The stakeholders are the people who will be using the solution and process.  For us, ownership...