According to Webster's Dictionary the word improvise means
"to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously; to make, invent, or arrange offhand; to...
0 replies - 1204 views - 01/03/13 by Chris Spagnuolo in Articles
Are software companies knowingly releasing buggy, defect-ridden software intentionally? In the words of Sarah Palin, "You betcha!" I'm not saying that they...
0 replies - 3072 views - 01/02/13 by Chris Spagnuolo in Articles
In the 1950's, Solomon Asch, conducted a series of experiments designed to understand the phenomenon we know as conformity. In his experiments, a group of...
0 replies - 2128 views - 01/01/13 by Chris Spagnuolo in Articles
This morning I spent some time with a team going through some serious morale issues. Lots of things seemed to be getting the team members down, but...
0 replies - 2844 views - 12/31/12 by Chris Spagnuolo in Articles
I don’t doubt that its possible to have an organization with out traditional managers. I’ve read about Semco and Morningstar Farms. I’ve talked to people...
0 replies - 1590 views - 12/27/12 by Esther Derby in Articles
I have another management myth posted on Stickyminds. This one is about training. “Management Myth #9: We Have No Time for Training” is up on the...
0 replies - 1193 views - 12/27/12 by Johanna Rothman in Articles
I tried something new based on the concerns and research around annual performance reviews. I'm not qualified enough to make categorical claims about the...
0 replies - 1846 views - 12/20/12 by Steve Rogalsky in Articles
Marty Cagan at Mind the Product 2012 from MindTheProduct on Vimeo.
Over the past 30 years, Marty Cagan has defined and built products for some of the most...
0 replies - 3577 views - 12/20/12 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles
There's a popular idea that if you have a need for something then it's
likely that other people will too. It's often termed "scratching your
own...
5 replies - 5461 views - 12/13/12 by Matt Lacey in Articles
I was digging through old stuff when I found some notebooks I had filled up about 20 years ago. I used to be a trivia fan and copied down things like Olympics...
1 replies - 2392 views - 12/13/12 by Krishna Kumar in Articles
There are some technologies that have such strong "street cred", they are effectively untouchable. Anyone who dares imply that they are deficient in any way is...
31 replies - 29066 views - 12/03/12 by Shannon Behrens in Articles
The software development process can be a complicated tango of deadlines, constraints, and expectations. Knowing this, companies must have an increased...
0 replies - 5279 views - 12/02/12 by Zac Gery in Articles
A talk from Denis Sheahan on Netflix's Cassandra Architecture and Open Source efforts. Presented on 28 March 2012 in Cassandra Europe.
This presentation...
0 replies - 347 views - 11/20/12 by Brandon Nokes in Uncategorized
Sean Owen from the Mahout project (& Pentech VC,) at the 2nd BigData London meetup.
0 replies - 282 views - 11/20/12 by Brandon Nokes in Uncategorized
As far as I know, the bold suggestion of recommending 40 hours
working per week came from the XP community through the practice of Sustainable pace. ...
0 replies - 8994 views - 11/08/12 by Venkatesh Kris... in Articles
