This isn’t anything that will ever appear in our book… but I still think it’s interesting. Read “The Three Laws of Performance” by Zaffron and Logan over the weekend. You have to skim past all the dated manager-as-hero stories and MBA-speak and name-dropping. It’s a typical management book – 14 point font, less than 200 pages, lots of positivity and light on the content. That being said, there’s some nuggets of truth here. Here’s some key…
"The Three Laws of Performance , Book Review"Author: Aly Chiman
Aly Chiman
Most people think the most feared weapon of World War 1 was the machine gun – and of course it was. But, in the trenches themselves, what you needed was a shovel. It could handle all kinds of tasks, and in a pinch was better than any bayonet. Multipurpose, flexible, adaptable – it was the true frontline weapon of choice. Being programmers, we tend to obsess a little too much about what tool we use…
"TFS 11 – Finally, An Agile Shovel From Microsoft."Reading an excellent book now entitled “To Rule The Waves”, by Arthur Herman. For you history buffs out there it makes for a pretty compelling story. And the part of interest to us project managers is the disaster (to the Spanish empire, the sole superpower at the time) that was the Spanish Armada. The interesting thing about the Armada was that, by the time it failed, no one believed it would work… One Spanish soldier…
"“To Rule The Waves”, by Arthur Herman : The Spanish Armada, Built in Waterfall"Great presentation this morning at AgilePDX Westside, by Mark Menger of PGE. Here’s my notes… We had to start by defining what our product is. A team mission was not accidental. Our vision is: Keep IT Application Teams fully occupied by delivering quality solutions to the most valuable work for PGE in a predictable fashion. Fully occupied – meaning time not wasted (and not overuse – forced o.t.), and considering creative/career needs Quality –…
"Agile Development & Scrum at Portland General Electric"Great presentation this morning at AgilePDX Westside, by Mark Menger of PGE. Here’s my notes… We had to start by defining what our product is. A team mission was not accidental. Our vision is: Keep IT Application Teams fully occupied by delivering quality solutions to the most valuable work for PGE in a predictable fashion. Fully occupied – meaning time not wasted (and not overuse – forced o.t.), and considering creative/career needs Quality –…
"Agile Development & Scrum at Portland General Electric"