This article extends Software Engineering Institute’s on Agile software development methodology. SEI attempts to rigorously evaluate software development practices. Their work shows that incremental gains are possible, but, nothing close to claimed 10x...
A recent article in the NY Times takes Google to task for employing a “shadow” workforce of temps. It’s not a nuanced piece of business journalism and I take exception to many of its implied conclusions. Here are some of my criticisms and I encourage others in our...
This article is the second part of a two-part article. For lessons 1-4, see Part 1. A quick recap of Part 1’s key points follows. Fast growth is a great problem to have. You may be experiencing viral success, attracting new investment, or successfully pivoting to a...
Fast growth is a great problem to have. You may be experiencing viral success, attracting new investment, or successfully pivoting to a broader business model. Or all of the above: Good for you! You will begin, no doubt, by recruiting the best developers you worked...
Who would want to admit that they are not agile? Not startup CEOs, nor corporate CEOs. In the rush to total digitization, everything from corporate strategy to food service contracts is now expected to be “agile”, able to respond rapidly to customers and disruptive...
