About Me:
I am a Software Engineer with 15 years in the area of IT, currently working as Agile Coach for companies in service sector and banking. I am Director Visão Ágil Magazine and Chief Editor in InfoQ Brazil, I have written about agile to major portals and magazines in Brazil and abroad, also lectures on national and international events on agility. I have the certifications of the CSM and CSP from Scrum Alliance and was one of the pioneers in the use and disclosure of agile methods in Brazil. Contact: manoel@visaoagil.com

About the magazine Visão Ágil
I would like to present the Visão Ágil magazine , the first Brazilian magazine with a focus on agile processes. Our main goal is to be a channel to concentrate information in Portuguese about all the processes agile.

Visit www.visaoagil.com for free download of all editions of our magazine.

Recent Articles by Manoel

Pinky and The Brain : A tale of the difficult art of simplicity in the design of software 05 Jun 08
Pinky and The Brain is a cartoon about two mice (Pinky and The Brain) who are opposites in nearly every way. The interesting thing about this cartoon, and why it’s relevant to software development, is the struggle between the key character...

Recent Comments by Manoel

On The Daily Meeting Trap
Hi my friend Ax :-), Congratulations for your article, your experience and knowledge is very important to agile community. Manoel Pimentel - manoelpimentel.blogspot.com
On Focus on Value
Congratulations, This a good article that explain with details the steps to build a great Product BackLog.
On "Four"warned Is Forearmed
Hello Mitch, I liked from their tips to resolve common problems in the project management. Thank you for the excellent text.
On Pinky and The Brain
Hello Heiko, Very interesting your comment, because it shows that you really understand the spirit of my text. I also liked the relationship that you did with PDCA, because really have much relevance to the actions of two characters. Than...
On Team Dysfunctions and Scrum
Hi Plamen, Great article, because it provokes a deep reflection on the way to implementation of Scrum at several companies. Thank you.