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Convergence
The distinctive conduct that marks successful project teams is this: They know there is a time to diverge and a time to converge. That is, in each of the project planning phases (e. g., feasibility,...
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Optimal Solutions
Even in situations where information is missing and changing, and when there is a great demand for speed, it is essential to identify areas where the search for optimal solutions is worthwhile. Being...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People
Link: http://danariely.com/2010/06/14/the-7-habits-of-highly-ineffective-people/
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Don’t Look Back
In uncertain conditions the main question should not be: “Why didn’t your performance yesterday conform to the original plan?” Rather, it should be: “What kind of feedback can help you learn faster and...
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Going ‘Off Strategy’
If we stick to the current plan, will we really achieve our full potential? Does going off strategy allow us to exploit the things we do really well, and minimize the impact of the things we do less...
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Never Trade a Bad Date for an Equally Bad Date
Never trade a bad date for an equally bad date. You’re just hemorrhaging credibility if you do that. Generally, you know you’re going to be late before you know when you’re going to be done … The...
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Regression Toward the Mean
When you bring a lot of estimates together, you are likely to have a final result where the average over time is close to the historical average. One example of this is driving to work. If you were...
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The Four Levels of Agile Requirements
Don’t worry too much about the terms or the methodology, but the topic of requirement “levels” is very important and something we will be working on, so this article is a must read.
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Twenty Ways to Split Stories
The ability to split stories is an important skill for customers and developers on XP teams. This note suggests a number of dimensions along which you might divide your stories.
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A 7-Step Process to Achieving Your Goals
Freak out. This is a very important part of the process. Seriously. Look at the list of everything you’ve been trying to work on concurrently, or meaning to work on, and see how infeasible that list...
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