Category: Professionalism

Rock star agile developers

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Two rock star agile developers.

[bibshow] Rock star agile developers. We are all talking about them. But are they truly out there? Studies show that developer productivity falls into a wide range. An average run-of-the mill developer has a productivity of 1. A great programmer might be a 10. A poor programmer might be a…

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Risk Management in Three Simple Steps

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The word "Risk" as Grafitti on a wall

[bibshow] Risk management is a diverse topic. It can be the simple intuitive risk handling that we do in our everyday lives. We are born with a survival instinct, or a risk aversion [bibcite key=”citeulike:454986″], that helps us avoid falling off roofs and other dangerous things. Risk management can also…

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Guest appearance on Architecture Corner

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I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Casimir Artmann and feature as a guest on his “Architecture Corner”. We talked about agile and why it is necessary. Read more here on the blog or watch the video:
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Why are you still buying IT?

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A service van for those still buying IT? No, the service van takes care of the IT but the customer is buying services on a higher level.

Why are you still buying IT? Does it make any sense to keep buying IT when you could buy services that actually do something for you? Could you stop buying IT altogether? No and yes. Thinking that you buy services that help your company meet goals is a big mind…

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Two recent posts

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I’ve recently posted two pieces of content on other platforms:

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Should you distrust agile?

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Should you distrust people who play with rubber chickens at work?

Why do some people distrust agile software development? Should you distrust agile software development? How can you possible trust people who say that they will “take your money and deliver something” after a month or so? How can you possible trust people who have a rubber bird as part of…

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Software Development Success

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A roadpost pointing to success or failure

[bibshow] Software development success is organization dependent. Which organizations are successful in developing and delivering software? Which projects will be successful? That is a crucial question in an industry with an annual turnover of over 400 billion USD and only a 50% success rate. [bibcite key=”citeulike:4540645″] Is it enough to…

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Consultants don’t get Beach Time

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Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina - No consultants on this beach.

[bibshow] As a consultant and contractor I should be able to spend a lot of time on the beach. But I don’t. I work long days. I spend a lot of time on work related travel. I often have late night conference calls with colleagues, partners and customers in other…

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Change is the only constant in agile

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Neon sign: change. Change is the only constant.

[bibshow] How much change can a project withstand before it is too much? A requirements change rate of above 20% is probably too much [bibcite key=”citeulike:13415962″]. Typical rules of thumb figures for software development requirements change rate is cited as 1-3% [bibcite key=”citeulike:321639″]. But the rate of change is accelerating.…

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Can you trust agile software development?

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A CISV educational activity - a trust game

[bibshow] As a consultant [bibcite key=”citeulike:13415391″] and as an agilist [bibcite key=”citeulike:9846510″] I have a vested interest in trust. Trust might be seen as one of the top two factors for success in software development projects [bibcite key=”citeulike:2824986″]. Most of us have a vague idea of what is needed to…

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