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One of the most influential books in my career was Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister. One concept in the book was the concept of flow state, being fully... Read More
In Chapter 1, The Age of Software, Kersten established that we were at or just past a turning point; those that do not embrace change will face grave difficulties surviving... Read More
Chapter 1 begins Part 1 of Project to Product (there are 3 parts to the book). This part of the book introduces the Flow Framework, the core of the book. ... Read More
This week we begin our re-read of Mik Kersten’s Project to Product. I am reading from my Kindle version published by IT Revolution (buy a copy). Today we are tackling... Read More
When I started writing this blog entry I tried to remember all of the books that we have re-read (or read for the first time) on a weekly basis. I... Read More
New content is nearly here! The Software Process and Measurement Cast and Blog’s summer hiatus is drawing to a close. There is still time to help pick the next Re-read... Read More
Picking the next Re-read Saturday Book. Steve Adams once told me that he was much more engaged in the re-read when he had a say in which book was chosen.... Read More
The Afterword is primarily an exhortation to connect with the author. One quote for getting work done stood out, “The answer is monotasking— delivering the vital few by skipping the... Read More
Week 9 of our re-read of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg is the last numbered chapter, next week we will wrap things up. This chapter really is about the self-care needed... Read More
This chapter struck several chords during both of my reads of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg. Staffan opens the chapter, Simplifying Cooperation, by pointing out that “effective communication gives you more... Read More
