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Feb 20, 2025
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Rethinking Shared Services Teams in Software DevelopmentWhen you need assistance from a specialist on a shared services team they are not sitting around waiting for your request
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The Myth of Predictability in Software Teams“If teams miss their commitments, or promises, it should be painful.”
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Busyness: When More is LessImagine it’s late at night, you’re reading a book, and out of nowhere a loved one has a very serious medical emergency. You call 911, the…
Nov 7, 2024
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Quarterly Planning; Expensive TheaterAlmost immediately after publishing the plan reality has a nasty way of stepping in and blowing things up.
Aug 24, 2024
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Aug 24, 2024
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The Agile Project Management Anti-PatternOver the last number of years the phrase “Agile Project Management” has become quite popular. You can do a search on the phrase and find…
Jan 6, 2024
Jan 6, 2024
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IT Delivery Efficiency: It’s the In-Between StuffI’ve seen a commercial for a candy bar recently where an actor describes the best part as “the in-between stuff”. Since I rarely eat candy…
Jul 13, 2024
Jul 13, 2024
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Beware the Agile Speed TrapSpeed: A Common Goal
Jun 21, 2024
Jun 21, 2024
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IT Managers: Policies That Inhibit DeliveryRaise your hand if you’ve heard this one before. Developers are very expensive, they need to be coding 100% of the time. I bet 9 out of 10…
May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024
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IT Managers: Don’t Lose Your Gretzky
Jun 8, 2024
Jun 8, 2024