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The 3-Hour Work Day

I just got finished with The 4-Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss.  The basic premise of the book is to cut the interruptions out of you day-to-day job (allowing you to work less), work from home (allowing you to work … Continue reading

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Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)

I just finished reading Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson. This is another great book I will add to my management toolkit. The book is a case study of a multi-year project … Continue reading

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SCRUM Training

I would like to thank Mark Pushinsky at Innovel for the SCRUM training he provided at Biz360.  From their site: Innovel helps large scale enterprises develop sustained competitive advantage. Our goal is to give your people and organization the tools … Continue reading

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Mind Map: Scrum

I created the following mind map to capture the Scrum process. PDF as well as MindMap files are available. Scrum Mind Map (Scrum Mindmap (PDF) | Scrum Mindmap (CDMM))

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Agile Deployment

Agile methodologies support many parts of the software development life cycle. However, one area that does not seem to get sufficient attention is deployment. I propose the following principles for agile deployment: Repeatable Builds – Devise a system where one … Continue reading

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