Monthly Archives: December 2006
Size does matter
Dec
29
2006
Seth Godin is a bit nonsensical in some of his arguments for why small companies can compete against and even outperform larger ones (i.e. he cites the growth %’s of small companies compared to larger ones as evidence). Even though … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged entrepreneurism, lean, Seth Godin, Small Teams
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Analogy watch: The enterprise as a supertanker
Dec
28
2006
Kerry Buckley wrote a great post that made me laugh and think. When people talk about large organisations making major changes to their core processes or values, sooner or later someone will compare the process to steering a supertanker – … Continue reading
How I Explained REST to My Wife
Dec
19
2006
This is pretty much the best description of how the Web works that I’ve ever read. REST makes sense, the Web has proven that; why is there even a debate about this? Sure, maybe there are a few places that … Continue reading
Cargo Cult Programmers
Dec
14
2006
In Cargo Cult Network Administration, Esther Schindler in her weblog for CIO Magazine discusses an interesting problem that is similar to that of hiring and Interviewing Programmers. This is by no means a new idea, but it did get me … Continue reading
Involving Workers in Decision-Making
Dec
11
2006
The other day I heard a piece on NPR about American Airlines involving their mechanics in making decisions about how to run a maintenance facility. At first, [VP Carmine J.] Romano was wary of the idea that the only way … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged collaboration over negotiation, lean, people
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Trying vs. Using Applied to Interviewing
Dec
8
2006
Jason over at 37 signals has a great post about the difference between trying something and using something. This ties in nicely with something that I’ve been thinking about recently which is: what is the best way to interview potential … Continue reading
MinneDemo – Holiday Edition
Dec
8
2006
Join me and the rest of the Refactr gang for the holiday edition of MinneDemo on Monday, December 11th at the Acadia Cafe near downtown Minneapolis. It should be a great time with a great lineup of demos and and … Continue reading
God is an Agilist or Agile is God-Supported™
Dec
7
2006
I was raised Catholic and sometimes a neuron fires that brings back memories. Hence: An agile reading of The Creation Story from Genesis (King James Version): [Genesis 1] Day 1: God said “Let there be light” and there was light. … Continue reading
No Silver Bullet [and Lego Programming]
Dec
5
2006
Today, Joel discusses how horribly the mainstream media reports on programming tools (and I would argue technology, in general) – specifically how there’s always a reference to a new tool somehow turning programming into something similar to putting together Lego … Continue reading
Design and the Agile Method
Dec
1
2006
In a recent post, Microsoft employee, ahem… wildchicken hurls some rather ill-founded accusations at something that is near and dear to me. In his opinion (or actually the opinion of several unnamed “respected” UX friends of his) the agile method … Continue reading
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