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| Join us on September 30th at Urban Elements for a FREE ChiRunning & Yoga for Runners Workshop! |
First up, click here for details on the upcoming, FREE ChiRunning workshop and FREE Yoga for Runners class on September 30th!
Second, the Beer Mile! We're at it again. Last year a group of about 20 gathered at an undisclosed location on Thanksgiving morning to run a beer mile. We're planning to be back at it this year. If you're interested, shoot me an email. It's BYOB and anything goes...pony bottles, mimosas, soda...whatever!
Finally, on to this week's actual blog post (also posted at www.PittsburghRunner.com/blog).
During the day, when I'm at my "real-job," I spend most of my time managing software development projects and I freakin' love it! To most people though, "Project Management" means sitting down and developing long lists of requirements, tasks, risks, and resource allocations. They think of Gantt Charts, strict change management procedures, and a project plan that's printed in permanent ink!
In technology however, things change so rapidly that such a strict approach to project planning simply doesn't work. We need a system that is agile and able to respond to rapid change.
Enter "Scrum!" Scrum is a form of agile project management, centered around 5 core values (Focus, Courage, Openness, Commitment, Respect). These values allow teams to be more productive, stay motivated, and consistently deliver working solutions.
Just as I do at my day-job, when I'm working with teammates & athletes, I coach them to think about their training plan as a road map. It will provide a general direction, but we've got to be flexible enough to make course corrections along the way. Athletes should review their progress every week or two and assess what's working and what's not (in the Scrum world we call this process retrospective & planning, in running we call it a sure way to get faster).
