Monthly Archives: July 2009

21 July 09

Why Agile doesn’t sell with Management ?

Agile thought movement has been around in different stages of evolution (and not to mention, different vocabulary from different preachers and schools of thought) from 1960s - perhaps it always co-existed with its better-known but half-effective cousin, Waterfall, all those decades without ever becoming a mainstream / preferred method of solving complex problems. Declaration of Agile Manifesto in 2001 was a watershed event, and the body of literature that has grown since then is simply mindboggling. There is a huge experience base on various Agile methodologies and methods that seems to be gaining firm ground globally every single passing day. …more

Would you make a popular decision over a right decision ?
5 July 09

Would you make a popular decision over a right decision ?

This is another one of those doing rounds on the net. Source unknown, but good learning value. A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track. The train …more

Situational Leadership in Software teams
2 July 09

Situational Leadership in Software teams

In a previous post, What is the leadership style in your software teams ?, I discussed about four key types of leadership and their evoluation, and how it could possibly relate to software teams. In this blog post, let’s dwell on this topic further, and explore how to decide what …more

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