Comments on: Book Review: Tale of Two Systems

By: Making Things Happen – Mastering Project Management | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:45:19 +0000

[...] is one of the key points of persuasion that I attempted to make in this post about why our software development needed to become more Lean and Agile (i.e. because it is not to dissimilar to project management applied to other domains where there is [...]

By: What and Why Document | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

What and Why Document | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:08:47 +0000

[...] commentary was initially included in a lengthy book review post about the book “Tale of Two Systems”.

By: What’s required of our “Chief Software Engineer”? | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:46:18 +0000

[...] the “Tale of Two Systems” there is a description of the Chief Software Engineer that sums up the type of person we’re [...]

By: We’re going Agile! | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

We’re going Agile! | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:07:11 +0000

[...] I am a firm believer that self-managed teams (i.e. teams of Responsible Experts, as noted in “Tale of Two Systems”) is the way to deliver sustained benefits over the longer [...]

By: Book Review: User Stories Applied | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Book Review: User Stories Applied | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:39:46 +0000

[...] the little I have learnt in the books I have reviewed, thus far (like this one, and the “Tale of Two Systems”) it seems that the Software Engineering domain is, in a way, just catching up on project [...]

By: Dealing with Paradox | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Dealing with Paradox | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:37:16 +0000

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By: Book Review: The Myth of 9-to-5 | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Book Review: The Myth of 9-to-5 | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:21:07 +0000

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By: All software development is iterative | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

All software development is iterative | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:51:42 +0000

[...] Kent did not really dwell on, the cycle time for development of software is reducing. In our case, I have already written about our need to reduce our cycle time due to the many uncertainties we face – both technical and [...]

By: The “5 Discovery Skills” for Innovation – and how it applies for Agile Software Development | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:02:02 +0000

[...] my previous post (book review of “Tale of Two Systems” – but really a consideration of Agile & Lean Software…) I have continued to read, and think (yeah, dangerous, I [...]

By: Incentivisation and Motivation - the Daniel Pink Way | Behind the Scenes at Global-Roam

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:55:09 +0000

[...] my view, the Agile method of software development is better aligned with this facet of intrinsic motivation, and hence is more likely to deliver better results, especially: 1)