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Swarming Across Distance Posted at InfoQ
I have an article posted at InfoQ, Swarming Across Distance. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. You have to think about how to swarm. It’s not always intuitively obvious. Enjoy!
Programs and Technical Debt
Once you have a program (a collection of interrelated projects focused on one business goal) and you have technical debt, you have a much bigger problem. Not just because the technical debt is likely bigger. Not just because you have … Continue reading
Pragmatic Managers Posted
I have posted my two most recent Pragmatic Manager email newsletters: Building Rapport Distributed? Yes. Alone? No. If you think you subscribe, but you are not receiving your own personal copy, email me. We’ll discern what is going on with … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, geographically distributed teams, project management, rapport
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Great Recollections from the Geographically Distributed Teams Workshop
Shane and the participants and I had a great time at the Geographically Distributed Agile Teams workshop last week. We ran a couple of simulations, and here are some of the emails the teams had: Do you have something for … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, geographically distributed teams, value stream
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Roll Your Own Posted on Gantthead.com
My column, Roll Your Own, about how to organize for teamwork for a geographically distributed agile project team is up. Please leave comments there. Enjoy! Oh, and I am just about to send the logistics email for our workshop next … Continue reading
Thoughts on Infrastructure, Technical Debt, and Automated Test Framework
I’ve had several conversations in email and with clients recently that have all been about this question: “What do we do about our infrastructure?” Either the project or the program has to create/update/upgraded their architecture or automated test infrastructure, pay … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, architecture, geographically distributed teams, lean, program management, roadmap, technical debt
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Podcast about Transparency Posted
Tom Cagley interviewed me a few weeks ago on his Software Process and Measurement Cast. It’s posted now, as # 180. When Tom interviews me, he makes me think. This is good. I would love to hear your comments about … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, geographically distributed teams, teams, transparency, trust
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Register Now for Geographically Distributed Agile Teams Workshop
Register now, before the end of the day, March 15, for the best single-person and team rates for Shane Hastie’s and my Working Effectively In Geographically Distributed Agile Project Teams. If you don’t subscribe to my email newsletter, the Pragmatic … Continue reading
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Tripped Up on Timezones!
I just posted Managing Timezones in Geographically Distributed Agile Teams. I have a funny story to tell about it. I’m in Belgium, getting ready for Belgium Testing Days. This weekend, the US changes to Daylight Savings Time. But Europe doesn’t. … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, geographically distributed teams, humor, project management
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Break the Email Chain
One of the problems in a geographically distributed team is the dreaded email chain. Someone has a problem and sends an email. Probably late in the day, when he or she is frustrated after pounding on the problem all day, … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, email chain, geographically distributed teams, risk
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