How Does a CTO Build an Effective Team?
How does a CTO build an effective team? Look for complementary and diverse team members. Seasoned professionals, mid-career specialists, and new entrants all have perspectives to offer that will blend…
What’s the Difference Between a CIO and a CTO?
A CIO implements the technology strategy that runs a business. That business may not necessarily have a business model based on a technology product. Infrastructure, Security, and reliability of technology…
Terraform Book Review: Terraform Up and Running – Amazing!
Terraform Book Review Terraform Up & Running: Writing Infrastructure as Code by Yevgeniy Brikman is the introduction I used to begin building cloud infrastructure as code. This Terraform book review…
Kanban System – Top 5 Options
A good Kanban System is flexible and allows collaboration with team members. It makes it easy to communicate status and doesn’t require a complicated setup. These are the top five…
My Personal Kanban Backlog
I write down everything I'm asked to do or decide I need to do in my own personal backlog spreadsheet. It's my way of tracking everything I've committed to doing…
Transitioning from Physical to Digital Kanban
When I built my first Kanban board for my team we relied on a magnetic whiteboard, 3x5 index cards, and sticky notes. It was a behemoth but it got the…
Compress Directories with a PowerShell Script – How To
Compress Directories with a PowerShell Script When I was working on publishing Chrome Extensions for my Online Flashcards application I ran into the need to package up multiple directories in…
Delete EC2 Instance
Delete EC2 Instance EC2 instances may serve your purposes for long periods of time. However, eventually, you may have a need to retire and delete the EC2 instance. This article,…
How to SSH into AWS EC2 Instance
How to SSH into AWS EC2 Instance server console Once you've created an EC2 instance you will need to connect to it in order to manage it. This post teaches…
Agile Ceremonies
Agile Ceremonies Defined There are multiple agile ceremonies practiced in both Scrum and Kanban. These ceremonies define activities performed by agile teams to improve communication and delivery. Each ceremony serves…
