Last year, I joined a group of people from the burbs that met in Detroit to tear down a house. We often hear about Detroit's troubles...
First Iteration with Scrumban and Pull Workflow
We planned an iteration dedicated to learning for the DMS team. The goals were to begin working through the thinnest slice of the business...
The September 8th Reincarnation of the MSIS Ticketing System - Deadlines and Deliverables
-- Tony Markel Setting deadlines, heck, even the word deadline, can inspire panic, ennui, a sense of hopelessness, or a sense of motivat...
Escape!
The week befor last, I was on vacation...and yes I took the picture to the right. But, this is not a travelogue about Southern California...
Why I Stopped Facilitating Stand-Ups and Participated
Do you desire a more effective stand-up? Is your team struggling to find value in stand-up? Are stand-ups taking to long? Is the team addre...
Agile Gardening
I’m always a little envious of people with those picture-perfect gardens you see in books and magazines. This is a picture of my ve...
Road to Team Transformation with Canvases
If you walked through the collaboration space in building 200 you may have noticed that the wall between poll location C3 and B4 has been la...
Help Me Now!
We recently launched the Help Me Now service in MSIS What does Help Me Now mean? The Help Me Now title is self-explanatory. You g...
What is the AV Team doing in Northville?
Front view of facility On Tuesday July 15, 2014, The University of Michigan Health Systems will open their newest facility. The North...
MSIS Visits the Century Agave bloom
It's poking through the roof! It's a good thing to pack a few colleagues in a car and drive out and see something pretty spectac...
MSIS Kiva Team
Kiva.org is a micro-credit web site that works to provide small amounts of money to people around the globe in order to assist with life...
Calling all Golfers....
Dust off your drivers and polish your putter. It is time for some fun on the links with our co-workers and partners.