Branches beware
The use of branches for software development has become too commonplace. And no wonder, services like github have the best […]
Great by Choice
I just finished the book Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. It is an excellent book and I
Agile Leadership
Recently I attended the Cutter Consortium’s annual Summit in Boston as a panelist for Jim Highsmith’s talk on Agile Leadership.
Oil, Sustainability, and Our Wilderness
This past summer was a constant reminder to me that our use of oil is completely unsustainable. It seems like
Planning and Commitments (Or a Lack Thereof)
One of the more uncomfortable negotiations between a product team and business people typically happens at the start of a
Wasting Resources, and Effort
How many times have you bought a pencil, only to find that the pencil’s eraser is incapable of actually erasing
Don’t Fly Blind
Very few professionals would consider running a business without having reliable revenue and cost data. Yet there are many software
The Off-site Customer
Most of the original agile methods have an explicit or implicit assumption that there is an on-site customer; a customer
It’s Time for an Alternative to Plastic Bags and Containers
There’s not enough awareness about the dangers of plastic bags and containers. Sure, most people know that animals often mistake
Outsourcing: Cost-cutting and Efficiency
A topic that is widely discussed today in the high-tech industry is outsourcing. The recession has pushed the industry past