I’m still chugging along, making great progress. I took some interruptions yesterday, as many people do. They are not reflected on my kanban. They are in my...
0 replies - 1185 views - 05/02/13 by Johanna Rothman in Articles
Denouncing multitasking might sound crazy, but let's put some context around the statement. Multitasking made the modern computer a viable solution. The...
0 replies - 3948 views - 04/29/13 by Zac Gery in Articles
In my previous post on what programmers want, I ranked working from home low on the list. Several commenters value working from home higher, and K (not his...
0 replies - 1778 views - 04/03/13 by Henrik Warne in Articles
A couple days ago I wrote a blog post quoting Cal Newport suggesting that four hours of intense concentration a day is as much as anyone can sustain. That post...
0 replies - 2318 views - 02/07/13 by John Cook in Articles
I am a procrastinator.
Everybody who’s ever agreed to meet with me can confirm that I am always 5 minutes late. It’s not because I’m mean or...
2 replies - 3201 views - 01/21/13 by Swizec Teller in Articles
How to Improve your Team Productivity
Retrospectives are used frequently to give teams the opportunity to pause and reflect on how things have been going and...
1 replies - 3425 views - 01/15/13 by Laura M. Waite ... in Articles
Last night I was going to bed thinking “Man, I accomplished nothing today! What a waste.”
But then I stopped feeling bad (and became awesome...
1 replies - 6209 views - 11/08/12 by Swizec Teller in Articles
An interesting question was brought up in a recent LinkedIn discussion thread: "Is
velocity the right approach to measure productivity of team...
0 replies - 3355 views - 10/16/09 by Jack Milunsky in Articles
One of the killers on software development projects is
Work-In-Progress. We have learned from the Lean experts, and from the
teachings on the Toyota...
0 replies - 4959 views - 09/08/09 by Jack Milunsky in Articles
0 replies - 10558 views - 08/15/08 by Burk Hufnagel in Book Reviews
