Category Archives: innovation
Metrics for Agile – Part 2
I have always believed in the saying “You get what you measure” and hence have always been against measuring an agile team using metrics that can be easily gamed. Recently, I watched a video where the presenters explained that there … Continue reading
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Metrics for Agile
The main mantra of agile is continuous improvement. But the question is how do you know if improvement is made or not if you don’t know what to measure? An agile team is supposed to finish all the user stories taken … Continue reading
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True intrapreneurship
A person who works in a large organization but shows entrepreneur skills is called an intraprenuer. Encouraging Intrapreneurship is all rage in large companies nowadays. Last month, I had to go home by taxi. I hate being driven around, so I wasn’t looking forward to … Continue reading
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My Google wallet killer
Google recently launched a product called google wallet. It is basically an application for special android mobiles using which you can shop at specific stores by just tapping the phone to a device instead of your credit card. I … Continue reading
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Measuring productivity using Value Points
The major challenge for managers in 21st century is that of improving productivity of knowledge workers. The management in CDC Bangalore have also started working on this as they had an open feedback session recently. Here is my proposal to … Continue reading
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