Posts Tagged: Books
1,5 years after Kanban for Skeptics
It’s been more than one and a half years now since I published my first e-book Kanban for Skeptics. Time to look back. I remember well how it all started. At the time I was preparing a public talk, called
1,5 years after Kanban for Skeptics
It’s been more than one and a half years now since I published my first e-book Kanban for Skeptics. Time to look back. I remember well how it all started. At the time I was preparing a public talk, called
Book review – The Retrospective Handbook
Last year, Pat Kua published his book called The Retrospective Handbook. He released the book on leanpub, the popular self publishing platform on which I also published my e-book ‘Kanban for sceptics’. I have been following Pat online for some
Book review – The Retrospective Handbook
Last year, Pat Kua published his book called The Retrospective Handbook. He released the book on leanpub, the popular self publishing platform on which I also published my e-book ‘Kanban for sceptics’. I have been following Pat online for some
Software development is not manufacturing
I wrote about the 5 most common arguments against Kanban in my e-book Kanban for Skeptics. We lose our ability to plan It will take longer Things will get stuck — we can’t keep WIP limits Stakeholders don’t care about
Software development is not manufacturing
I wrote about the 5 most common arguments against Kanban in my e-book Kanban for Skeptics. We lose our ability to plan It will take longer Things will get stuck — we can’t keep WIP limits Stakeholders don’t care about
The schizophrenia of starting your own business
Starting your own business is a dream for many of us. The prospect of being in charge and having to answer to no-one is very appealing. Knowing that the profits of all your hard work is returning to your own
The schizophrenia of starting your own business
Starting your own business is a dream for many of us. The prospect of being in charge and having to answer to no-one is very appealing. Knowing that the profits of all your hard work is returning to your own
Why Kanban for skeptics?
I noticed that in my professional and private life, I’m asking the following question more often: Why? This annoys the hell out of my colleagues, family and friends. But, I’ve learned the hard way, that taking enough time to trace
Why Kanban for skeptics?
I noticed that in my professional and private life, I’m asking the following question more often: Why? This annoys the hell out of my colleagues, family and friends. But, I’ve learned the hard way, that taking enough time to trace
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Boring retrospectives – part 5 : Reverse Timeline
My next exercise in the series ‘Boring Retrospectives’ is the reverse timeline. It is a modification to the classic ‘Gathering Data’ exercise called ‘Timeline‘. This is an activity used to reconstruct what happened during the previous iteration. I also use
Boring retrospectives – part 5 : Reverse Timeline
My next exercise in the series ‘Boring Retrospectives’ is the reverse timeline. It is a modification to the classic ‘Gathering Data’ exercise called ‘Timeline‘. This is an activity used to reconstruct what happened during the previous iteration. I also use
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