Figure It Out For Yourself
Living With Heart Disease and Other Small Challenges, Second Edition
What do you do when you love to run, but your doctor tells you there is risk of an arrhythmia and sudden death? A true short story about one man's quest to run the Boston Marathon despite heart disease and how he figured out what he had to do to keep running. Second Edition includes new Part II with new heart disease challenge.
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What do you do when you feel great and you love to run, but your doctor tells you there is risk of an arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death? The story centers around a two week period in December, 2014 when a marathon runner faced this question and figured out what he had to do to keep on running and give himself a chance to keep running his favorite race-- the Boston Marathon. Second Edition includes new Part II with new heart disease challenge and centers around a six week period in 2017.
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Paul E. McMahon
Paul E. McMahon (pemcmahon@acm.org), Principal, PEM Systems (www.pemsystems.com) has been an independent consultant since 1997 helping organizations increase agility and performance. Paul's current focus is on coaching teams in practical techniques to solve their own challenges using the Essence framework (www.essence-in-use.com). He has taught software engineering at Binghamton University, conducted workshops on engineering processes and management and has published more than 50 articles and multiple books including "Integrating CMMI and Agile Development: Case Studies and Proven Techniques for Faster Performance Improvement," and "15 Fundamentals for Higher Performance in Software Development," and "It's All Upside Down: What I've Learned About Software Development and Why it Seems Opposite to Everything I was Taught." Paul is a co-author of "The Essence of Software Engineering: Applying the SEMAT Kernel." Paul is a Certified Scrum Master, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a Certified Essence Training Provider. His insights reflect 24 years of experience working for companies such as Link Simulation and Lockheed Martin, and 20 years of consulting/coaching experience. Paul has been a leader in the SEMAT initiative since its initial meeting in Zurich in 2010.
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