Monthly Archives: June 2008
Lean-to’s got agile project tracking covered
Jun
30
2008
Lean-to is live! We haven’t done a great job of keeping the work we have been doing under wraps but we haven’t been promoting it either. Since we gave a demo of our agile project tracking application, Lean-to, at minnebar … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Lean-to, Products, Software Development
Tagged bug tracking, defect tracking, lean, project management, project tracking, Small Teams, stories
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Lean vs Agile
Jun
27
2008
I personally haven’t heard this question before, but Martin Fowler mentions that he has been asked whether a team should use agile development or lean development for a project. The answer is that they’re not alternatives. Lean development is a … Continue reading
Nine things developers want more than money
Jun
25
2008
This is a little bit older, but pretty interesting: Nine Things Developers Want More Than Money. It should be inherently obvious, but seeing lists like this every once in a while is a good reminder that creating and maintaining high-performing … Continue reading
Best Buy tries its hand at being small.
Jun
13
2008
Much has been written in blogs and in the news media about Best Buy’s Results Only Work Environment (ROWE). And while the idea (do whatever you want, work however you like, as long as you get your work done.) is … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business, Software Development
Tagged embracing change, employees, entrepreneurism, incentives, innovation, risk-taking, starups
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Getting risky in Minnesota
Jun
11
2008
Minnesotan technologists are working hard and giving their time and energies inside big companies that have sparse ability to innovate. Similarly talented people on the coasts, meanwhile are starting companies and changing the roles technology plays in our lives. Why can’t the Minnesota tech scene produce equally cool and inspiring technologies. The answer may be the extreme aversion to risk we cultivate next to our corn here in the Midwest. Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged barcamp Minnesota, entrepreneurism, Local, minnebar, Minnesota, start-up, startup, starups, venture
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