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Category Archives: management
Defect handling in an Agile approach
Software, as any complex product, will have defects. Plain and simple, no point in denying the facts. That said, the question is how can we handle them. First and foremost we should obviously strive to have as few as possible … Continue reading
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The Prince-iples of Agile
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about traditional project management methods. In part to understand why/where they fell short for software and what their use might be. Some elements in the agile community seem to feel very strongly that all … Continue reading
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On motivation of teams
One of the things I enjoy most in my professional life is the challenge that comes with building and guiding a team. In this post I’d like to offer an opinion on 3 factors that have a tremendous effect on … Continue reading
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Retroflection
I’ve been following retroflection for a while now and I promised myself time and again that I would take some time out to write up an answer. But first of all, let me say thanks to Yves for doing this. … Continue reading
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The open source question
I’m tired. Tired of hearing yet another big bozo speech about how we will move to open source and how that will magically reduce our costs and make our software better. Gentlemen (and those few ladies who end up reading … Continue reading
Posted in development, leadership, management, software, strategy
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Embracing failure
The most burning question a business generally has for engineers is “when will it be finished”. They are looking for a specific date and often a specific plan for how you’ll get there. They would most likely be overjoyed if … Continue reading
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don’t take it personal…
In the scrum world there are various roles. There are team members, a scrum master, a product owner and stakeholders. Each of these have their own specific aspect to deal with and all serve a distinct purpose. Obviously, it’s pretty … Continue reading
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motivation
After a conversation with one of the suits in the office, I got an email late at night that same day… To our conversation of this morning… Kennedy’s challenge was to land a man on the moon and return him … Continue reading
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9 baby’s in 1 woman for a month
Or at least something containing all those elements. This article is all about the question "Can 9 women deliver a baby in 1 month?". In this post and subsequent comments we already brought up that 9 women can’t deliver a … Continue reading
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