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Visible Progress

  Rick commented on my last post that some engineers think that status checking slows them down. Mark said that engineers push back on demos and pointless measurements and then said in another comment, “progress metrics can always be free.” Here’s how and what I look for, to determine status. If I’m managing a traditionally-planned […]

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I’m Not Against Team Things, Really I’m Not

I’ve been subjected to a bunch of team building activities that fell flat for me. My Last Word column in this month’s STQE talks about alternatives to team building. (See Teambuilding at Work.) Here’s the quick recipe: Choose a topic the team has a vested interest in solving. (If the people can’t come up with

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