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Tag Archives: communication
Responding to RFP’s
Post by Ben Edwards
Jul
22
2008
At Refactr we don’t often get RFP’s (Requests for Proposals). Most of our consulting project work comes from word of mouth and referral where we help brainstorm what is to be created at the outset. It is the only time … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged collaboration, communication, documentation, projects, sales, Web 2.0
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Startup Pitfall #2: You CAN be too accessible
Post by Ben Edwards
Mar
10
2008
One of the first things we thought we knew about the way we wanted to employ agile methods* was that our team should nearly always be on-site with the customer or stakeholder to facilitate communication most effectively. With several projects … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes
Tagged 37signals, agile dangers, communication, discussion, meetings, teams
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New Refactr world headquarters
Post by Ben Edwards
Jan
4
2008
Yes, we have moved into new offices in Minneapolis. North East Minneapolis at 4th Street NE and Hennepin to be exact. We have a suite on the top floor of a three story building. The space has high ceilings, ample … Continue reading
Pitching Agile to senior management
Post by Ben Edwards
May
8
2007
With many parallells to the Selling Agile to the Enterprise presentation Ross and I gave at last month’s MinneBar (un)conference, Scott Ambler, goes a bit further by providing specific language (like diminishing returns* or, my favorite, opportunity cost**) to use … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business
Tagged agile dangers, communication, embracing change, transparency
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More on daily meetings
Post by Scott Vlaminck
Apr
9
2007
Jon discusses why he and his team abandoned daily team meetings – a standard practice for many agile teams, particularly those using Scrum or XP. I can definitely sympathize with a couple of his reasons because I’ve had some of … Continue reading
The hardest part of being an Agile Project Manager
Post by Scott Vlaminck
Apr
4
2007
Brian Button recently described The hardest part of being an Agile Project Manager for him on a project: Staying out of the way. He’s found that to let the team effectively grow and work well together, they need to be … Continue reading
I love a good home construction/software development metaphor
Post by Ben Edwards
Nov
15
2006
In Construction Metaphor: Collaboration over Contracts Steve Berczuk speaks to his recent experiences with a home renovation project and the parallels it has with managing software projects using agile values. During the past year my wife and I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes
Tagged collaboration over negotiation, communication, meetings, Scrum
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Agile Revolution
Post by Casey
Sep
26
2006
Gus Power has an interesting quote about the agility of a team, “Agility of a team is inversely proportional to the number of external people involved.” If this is true, and I think it is, how do you convince the … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes
Tagged best practices, communication, discussion, on-site customer, people, Small Teams
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The Appropriate Amount of Time for Discussion
Post by Casey
Sep
18
2006
I have been on too many projects where the discussions went way overboard (many times through my own causing.) It is so easy to fall into the trap of “let’s just discuss it quick” and one hour later still be … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Processes, Business, Software Development
Tagged best practices, communication, Reduce the plumbing, refactr.com, Web 2.0, writing
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On having a mantra…
Post by Ben Edwards
Sep
8
2006
In The Art of the Start Guy Kawasaki tells us to “Make Mantra”. I think this is good practice in any endeavor. A simple message that can be conveyed to all parties, is easy to remember and gets to the … Continue reading
