The hardest thing to achieve is balance. A balance between an agile and plan-driven approach. Between homogeneity and diversity in the group. Between open and closed mindedness. Between private and public information flows. Between being strong like a brick or absorbing like a sponge. It is also the hardest thing to describe or to explain. …
“All this talking about self-organization, complex systems and other fuzzy wuzzy stuff. HOW DO I USE THIS IN A REAL PROJECT?” Fair enough. It is the same question I have. In this post I will outline my idea for a technique that combines the notion of a project as human system working towards a desired …
Project life can be quite frustrating when one day after another turns out not how you planned it. The software should be ready when you said it would. It has to. Otherwise you have people waiting, customers complaining and bosses getting annoyed. It is your reputation and ultimately your job on the line. If you …