Agile software development
Agility starts with Mind. It’s about open, curious, energetic mind constantly looking for doing better things and in better ways. Such Agile Minds manifest in proactively sensing market/customer opportunities/needs early, quickly adopting to changes to create new value in the changing contexts, continuously learning, exploring and experimenting new things. It …
A new generation of Agile processes are emerging, frequently omitting the role of a dedicated manager. Erik Meijer has termed his flavor as One Hacker Way; my version was originally titled Programmer Anarchy. We explore the reasons for the emergence of these managerless processes, suggesting they are particularly appropriate for …
Often knowing when something will be delivered is important. Activities like hiring and purchasing have a lead time and can mean that organisations need to know when the product will ship. But Hofstadter’s law, the planning fallacy and optimism bias all reinforce the idea that we just can’t estimate! So …
This talk explores communications between coders, some of the personality challenges and interactions with normal people.From pocket watches to great cathedrals, craftsmen created wonders of the age. While individual skill, repetition and accomplishment was important, communication between the great craftsmen was key. We will explore the use of code reviews …
HMRC, the tax and revenue authority in the UK has a stated goal of becoming one of the most digital tax administrations in the world by 2020. The Department is in the midst of a digitally-enabled transformation and having a flexible infrastructure in place to underpin this is crucial – …
Amber King is a fan of team self-selection, which, in her experience, yields happier, more empowered, more productive teams. Amber shares her story working at Opower where the company decided to do an experiment: the goal would be to do what’s best for the company, but individuals get to choose …
