It has been 26 years since I wrote my first commercial software code. With that I mean that I have written code that somebody has paid for. What I did then is to use my knowledge and capabilities within mathematics, physics and software development to deliver a...
Reflections on how to unlock the intrinsic motivation of your colleagues Performance appraisals is the standard many organizations are following when they aim to check the status among their employees, adjust the skills and salaries. This solution have been around for...
You have been talking for a while with a colleague. Do you believe she has listened to you? Or, maybe she has just heard you? Hearing is totally different thing than listening. In previous articles where I have discussed communication, we talked about how to...
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then...
Often we see people working together. When we are introduced to them, they present themselves as a team. We think also that they are a team. However, when looking closer at these people we see that they have different goals, operating on different agendas, level of...
When observing IT development teams we still see that many companies are still using Component teams as the main way of doing Software development. Component team is a team of people working with only one component of the whole system. They become experts of this...
Mange utviklingsteam benytter seg av Scrum på en eller annen måte. Mange holder også daglige Scrum-møter. Mange klager også over at scrum-møtene er bortkastet tid. Slike korte møter er ikke noe nytt i arbeidslivet. Selv har jeg vært vant til 30-minutters møte hver...
I min forrige artikkel diskuterte vi hvordan man kan få gjort mer ved å gjøre mindre. Der pekte jeg på de grunnleggende «Waste» i programvareutviklingen. Ved å eliminere disse en etter en, vil du være mye mer produktiv. I tillegg vil budskapet ditt og produktet du...
Så klart du kan. Produktiviteten kan økes ved å eliminere det unødvendige «waste». I de fleste organisasjoner kastes det vekk mye tid og ressurser på: Uferdig eller delvis ferdig arbeid Ekstra prosesser Ekstra funksjonalitet Veksling mellom oppgaver Venting Defekter...
Many of us walk around with a lot of plans, goals, day dreams and visions. Unfortunately, not many achieve their goals, implement their plans or take the first steps toward their visions. Why is it like that and how can we make sure we achieve what we put our minds...
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