The 'trailer-park boys' at Energized Work have started extreme pairing. First up .. The Jerry Springer Show. Let me tell you, trying to fix the build with guys fighting in the background ain't easy.Pairing on the Jerry Springer ShowOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Extreme Pair-programmingOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

The 'trailer-park boys' at Energized Work have started extreme pairing. First up .. The Jerry Springer Show. Let me tell you, trying to fix the build with guys fighting in the background ain't easy.Pairing on the Jerry Springer ShowOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Extreme Pair-programmingOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

Almost everything for us is now a pomodoro. Some time ago we replaced the per-iteration planning game with on-demand planning pomodoros and the end-of-iteration retrospective with a pomodoro retrospective.Every Wednesday, the first day of our weekly iteration, we kick off with a 25-minute planning pomodoro to give us just enough stories to make...

Almost everything for us is now a pomodoro. Some time ago we replaced the per-iteration planning game with on-demand planning pomodoros and the end-of-iteration retrospective with a pomodoro retrospective.Every Wednesday, the first day of our weekly iteration, we kick off with a 25-minute planning pomodoro to give us just enough stories to make...

It's tough to prevent technical discussions getting lost in the weeds. Actually, it's the people involved who get lost in the weeds.What usually starts out as objective and constructive often slides into a protracted subjective and opinionated 'jousting' event. Some people end up focusing on what's personally valuable to them (or motivating for...

It's tough to prevent technical discussions getting lost in the weeds. Actually, it's the people involved who get lost in the weeds.What usually starts out as objective and constructive often slides into a protracted subjective and opinionated 'jousting' event. Some people end up focusing on what's personally valuable to them (or motivating for...

Photos from Jumbo Wii Night at The Energy Lab:Dan and JeffOriginally uploaded by sjb140470SnowboardingOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Riding railOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Steve on LeadOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Ash riffing it up with RobOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Action packed roomOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Guitar Hero...

Photos from Jumbo Wii Night at The Energy Lab:Dan and JeffOriginally uploaded by sjb140470SnowboardingOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Riding railOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Steve on LeadOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Ash riffing it up with RobOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Action packed roomOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Guitar Hero...

We said there was a whole lotta fun to be had at our end of project retrospective fun day and that's exactly what we had - fun! And the various retrospective activities interspersed throughout the day produced a lots useful information and ideas. I plan to blog about these separately because we'll be running some experiments based on our ideas...

We said there was a whole lotta fun to be had at our end of project retrospective fun day and that's exactly what we had - fun! And the various retrospective activities interspersed throughout the day produced a lots useful information and ideas. I plan to blog about these separately because we'll be running some experiments based on our ideas...

If you were at our QCon session - No Excuses: From concept to cash every week - and were one of the people kind enough to invite us to talk in Denmark (apologies if it was another Scandanavian country) please get in touch.

If you were at our QCon session - No Excuses: From concept to cash every week - and were one of the people kind enough to invite us to talk in Denmark (apologies if it was another Scandanavian country) please get in touch.

We're going to have a fun day on Friday to celebrate the success of our most recent client work.We'll start the day with one-to-one meetings for each member of the team. Then we'll head off to My Old Dutch Pancake House for an early lunch and a retrospective. As we do every week, we'll be seeking some small actions to drive our continuous...

We're going to have a fun day on Friday to celebrate the success of our most recent client work.We'll start the day with one-to-one meetings for each member of the team. Then we'll head off to My Old Dutch Pancake House for an early lunch and a retrospective. As we do every week, we'll be seeking some small actions to drive our continuous...

We're working on a new Web site and we did some concept work to develop a brand that captures what we're about here at Energized Work. You'll see the visual brand when the site launches but I wanted to share what we've come up with on how we see ourselves. If you read this blog (or know us) you'll know that we're pretty straight-talking and say...