Pyxis

It has already been 1 year since I published my first blog post. As I quickly figured out, Blogging is like training! It requires time, energy, and commitment and when it is done regularly, it is a great exercise for the mind.

In the 154 posts published since the beginning, my blog has evolved – a lot. I admit, I originally had no real focus and mostly expressed personal opinions.

• Since I like to read, in the beginning I was publishing book reviews which eventually led me to share my virtual bookshelf.
• After joining Pyxis, I naturally started discussing Scrum and Agile principles.
• I then moved on to Agile Business Intelligence which was more technical in nature and attempted to launch a collaborative book.
• Until I discovered something I was much more passionate about – Leadership and Strategy.
• Once in a while, I would point out Other interesting blog posts.
• For several months now, I have been focusing mostly on new organizational structures, communities and agile management.

I realize my style is a mix of situational analysis (analytical-mind), philosophical perspective, suggestions and advices sometime using humour to convey my message.

Finally, my most popular posts were:

1. How I failed as a Product Owner and the lessons I learnt in the process
2. The Prisoner’s Dilemma: Applying Game Theory to Agile Contracting
3. My Virtual Bookshelf
4. Less projects were reported to be successful in 2008
5. Scrum Artifact: Burn Down Chart

In order to improve my blog moving forward, I did a 1-year retrospective and I asked myself 3 simple questions.

What do I feel I did well?

Although there were times when I didn’t publish for a few weeks, I remained committed to maintaining the blog. Not all posts have the same depth but I try to share my perspective and discuss a different way of doing things with the objective of improving people’s quality of life at the office and improving the return on organizational investments.

What do I feel I didn’t do well?

Until I decided which track to follow, I wasn’t focused. It was difficult to retain readers since they didn’t know what to expect.

What do I need to start doing?

Increase collaboration with other bloggers and stay focused on the topics of innovative management, new organizational structures, and leadership.

Posted in blogging, communication, Leadership, Management Tagged: blogging, Pyxis, retrospective, summary