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Tag Archives: transparency
Make Technical Debt Visible
Some folks have told me in their agile projects that they are able to deal with technical debt as they find it. They are a lucky few. But more have been stumped: “I find something. I really can’t fix it … Continue reading
Creating Transparency
I was at the Better Software conference last week, met a bunch of great people (including Jim Shore and Joel Spolsky). Another important person is someone who’s not famous–and important nevertheless. A senior tester explained her situation and asked … Continue reading
Flipping the Bozo Bit Back
A new-to-a-company manager explained this situation to me recently. She’d overheard something like this recently from one of her team members. So you’re working in a place where it seems as if all the managers are Bozos. But you … Continue reading
Posted in management
Tagged Behind Closed Doors, management, one-on-one, project portfolio, transparency
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Schedule Game #2: 90% Done
I was a fortunate young developer. In my first three months at work, I ran into the 90% done schedule game. I did it to myself. I estimated a particular task was going to take 6 weeks. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in schedule games
Tagged inch pebble, iterative planning, management, one-on-one, transparency
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Open Book Management
I’m not big on information hiding. I’ve always wanted to know what was going on in other parts of the company, so I could better understand how to do my job. I recently read Laurent’s post on Information Hiding, and … Continue reading
