Posts Tagged: software development
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
The new hype in software development
Last week I visited Gothenburg, Sweden for the first Software Passion Summit. I was invited to speak at this brand new event. As with all new conferences, their tends to be a special atmosphere in the air. Curious tension, enthusiasm,
Is Quality Negotiable?
Yesterday during the monthly Agile Belgium Drinkup (which is an informal user group meeting), the never-ending discussion “Is Quality Negotiable?” led to some interesting thoughts. Most people in software development have experienced the moment in a project where the quality
Is Quality Negotiable?
Yesterday during the monthly Agile Belgium Drinkup (which is an informal user group meeting), the never-ending discussion “Is Quality Negotiable?” led to some interesting thoughts. Most people in software development have experienced the moment in a project where the quality
Why I quit
(image by peminumkopi) I quit one of my biggest clients last week. For almost 2 years, it has been a major part of my professional career. You can imagine it was hard to say goodbye after such a long period.
Why I quit
(image by peminumkopi) I quit one of my biggest clients last week. For almost 2 years, it has been a major part of my professional career. You can imagine it was hard to say goodbye after such a long period.
Feeling the theory of constraints
I’m often so focused on trying to do things right, that it feels like I’m driving a car at 200 km/h. Sure, things go fast and I’m really paying attention to the road ahead, but I’m missing out on all
Feeling the theory of constraints
I’m often so focused on trying to do things right, that it feels like I’m driving a car at 200 km/h. Sure, things go fast and I’m really paying attention to the road ahead, but I’m missing out on all
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Blue mice are eating my project
Reading a new book often gets me starting to think about concrete practices we run into each and every day. While ‘The Black Swan‘ by Nicholas Taleb doesn’t seem closely related to software development or project management, its core ideas
Variation in software estimation
Last week I visited Warsaw, Poland for the first edition of Agile By Example. The organization did a great job setting up this conference. For instance, they opened a call for solutions on their website, where people could list the
Variation in software estimation
Last week I visited Warsaw, Poland for the first edition of Agile By Example. The organization did a great job setting up this conference. For instance, they opened a call for solutions on their website, where people could list the
Your management doesn’t care about speed!
That’s right, I’ve said it. Your management doesn’t care about development speed. Wait a minute! Didn’t they try to push our limits all these years? Trying to get us to do more work in less time? True, but let’s take
Your management doesn’t care about speed!
That’s right, I’ve said it. Your management doesn’t care about development speed. Wait a minute! Didn’t they try to push our limits all these years? Trying to get us to do more work in less time? True, but let’s take
Brand new: Agile Belgium Drinkups
What’s up with the Agile Belgium community? That was the question me, Xavier Quesada Allue and Marc Lainez asked ourselves at XP2011 in Madrid. It has been awful quiet lately. Yes, we do have Agile Open once a year. And XPDays
Brand new: Agile Belgium Drinkups
What’s up with the Agile Belgium community? That was the question me, Xavier Quesada Allue and Marc Lainez asked ourselves at XP2011 in Madrid. It has been awful quiet lately. Yes, we do have Agile Open once a year. And XPDays
Agile Retrospectives Anti-Patterns
During our XP2011 tutorial, Pat and me facilitated a fishbowl, followed by a brainwriting exercise. Because we needed a subject we could all relate to, we decided to discuss retrospective anti-patterns during the fishbowl. I recorded each anti-pattern that was
Agile Retrospectives Anti-Patterns
During our XP2011 tutorial, Pat and me facilitated a fishbowl, followed by a brainwriting exercise. Because we needed a subject we could all relate to, we decided to discuss retrospective anti-patterns during the fishbowl. I recorded each anti-pattern that was
ACE conference revisited
Last week I attended the Agile Central Europe conference in Krakow, Poland. This is a new conference, being organized for the second time. I was happy to get my session proposal accepted and be part of the program and it
ACE conference revisited
Last week I attended the Agile Central Europe conference in Krakow, Poland. This is a new conference, being organized for the second time. I was happy to get my session proposal accepted and be part of the program and it
