Thomas Schuerpf

While working as a software developer, I learned the problems of software projects the hard way: missing requirements, feature creep, continuously changing priorities, stressed developers, low quality, rising projects costs, and everybody unhappy.

One day (as it so often happens), I found myself in the role of a project manager. With power comes responsibility and it was clear to me that things need to change if I want to remain who I was, working in an enivornment which values people, while still getting the results requested from the project team. In 2005, a friend pointed me the book of Alistair Cockburn: “Crystal Clear, a human-powered methodology for small teams”. And the agile journey begun…