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What is wrong with the Australian cricket team?
Couple of days ago, it was announced that 4 players are sacked and would not be considered for the 3rd test against India. The reason given was that they did not complete an assignment given by the coach. At the surface, … Continue reading
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Lean Startup – Birdfeeder experiment
I have been reading Lean Startup by Eric Ries and find it an interesting and informative book. Since I don’t have a start-up of my own, I will give a summary using my bird-feeder as an example. I have a … Continue reading
Managing Agile team dynamics
One of the most important aspects of agile development is a self-managing team. So, if the team manages itself, what are the managers supposed to do? According to me, the management is supposed to make sure that the people are working … Continue reading
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Convention Vs.Intuitive design
I started reading “Design of Everyday Things” by Donald A Norman and immediate knew that this was a special book. I am reading this after a few not-so-good books and I can see the difference immediately. This book makes me … Continue reading
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Measuring Productivity – Second Attempt
One of the last things Mike Cohn recommends in his book Succeeding with Agile is that the company should have a set of criteria to determine how a team is doing. Only when you measure the team against this set of criteria … Continue reading