They don't get it (...well, maybe)- November 26, 2007 I got a call from an acquaintance, Gloria, who is trying to convince her organization to adopt agile methods. "I've given them every logical argument I can think of," she said. "They just don't get it. All I get is blank looks. How stupid can they be""They" probably aren't stupid at all. But they may have a different frame of reference, or a different mental model. They may value something that isn't considered in Gloria's logical arguments.They may agree completely with Gloria's argument, but..http://www.estherderby.com/weblog/2007/11/they-dont-get-it-well-maybe.html Going, Going...- November 26, 2007 Diana and I have one space left in the December 11-13 Secrets of Agile Teamwork in Portland, Oregon. SAT is three days of experiential learning and practical tools to help you and your team reach the next level of collaboration and productivity.Be the first to fax your registration and the spot is yours. After that, its the waiting list.http://www.estherderby.com/weblog/2007/11/going-going.html Interview with Jerry Weinberg- November 22, 2007 An interesting interview with Jerry Weinberg here, at the Citerus site.Some excerpts:Q: You must have seen a whole bunch of ideas, about how to best do software development, grow and die over all those years. Do you see the agile movement as a pendulum swing or is it a move in a new direction A: How about a pendulum swing in a new direction It's a pendulum swing because approximately every decade, there's a fresh movement to "solve the programming problem." High-level languages, structured...http://www.estherderby.com/weblog/2007/11/interview-with-jerry-weinberg.html Promises Involve Self, Other, and Context- November 22, 2007 I talked to an middle manager recently who promised his VP that his group would deliver a special project for the VP.Unfortunately, he made a promise on the basis of incomplete information. Once he talked to his group and ran the numbers, it turned out the work he promised will have a negative return on investment. And it's a double whammy: doing the low value work will delay doing higher value work, and cause the group to miss other targets.But the middle manager refuses to even consider going.http://www.estherderby.com/weblog/2007/11/promises-involve-self-other-and-context.html |