Articles tagged lean
Make It Complicated, So It Can Be Simple
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” — Albert Einstein “Aren’t we overthinking this?” — almost every developer at some point Like all things that become buzzwords, the Agile methodology has been distorted to represent a number of specious definitions. One definition in particular suggests that Agile removes all complexity from a project. Agile does remove some bureaucracy and “red tape”, freeing teams to produce deliverables faster....
How to Have the Best Meetings in Your Life
If I could sum up the amount of time I’ve wasted in meetings over the span of my career, it would be staggering! I’ve been in countless frustrating meetings where rabbits were chased down endless roads with no hope of return, dead horses were beaten beyond recognition, or the loudest person bullied the entire discussion with their personal agenda. Chances are you’ve had your share of exasperating meetings, too. Years ago I was introduced to...