Captaining Club CricketThose of you who come to my blog to read about management, this post is about management.3d ago3d ago
Ups and Downs of a Job Search — Part IIBefore we get into this, I am not going to name names here. Interviewers, recruiters, and hiring managers are doing their best. Naming…Jun 8Jun 8
The Journey To 13 Miles: A Monte Carlo StoryIn early September of 2024, I decided to start training to be able to run 13 miles. The aim was to achieve this goal by March 31st. More…Oct 17, 2024A response icon2Oct 17, 2024A response icon2
On Deterministic Fixed-Length TimeboxesYes, the terms ‘deterministic’ and ‘fixed-length’ are redundant.Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 2024
Killing the iPod(and Scrum)Yes, I am biased, but I really do mean it. Agile’s most successful product is holding it back.Jul 18, 2024A response icon3Jul 18, 2024A response icon3
Investigating the Central Claim of Agility — Does Frequent Delivery Create More Value?The ClaimApr 26, 2024A response icon6Apr 26, 2024A response icon6
The Non-Issue of Team Size aka The Incomplete Understanding of Complete GraphsA football(for my American compatriots, I mean soccer) team has 11 players on the field at any given point in time. This means continuous…Feb 1, 2024A response icon8Feb 1, 2024A response icon8
Understanding the Impact of DependenciesTo understand how to best deal with dependencies in a system, we first need to understand the impact of these dependencies. Here we are…Dec 26, 2023A response icon3Dec 26, 2023A response icon3
The Shapes of Teams and BacklogsLet us say our organization has three products or specialties. There are 10 features that need to get done across these three specialities…Sep 15, 2023A response icon4Sep 15, 2023A response icon4