Omdenken

De kunst van het omdenken is de kunst van het reframing. Hoe een probleem als een oplossing doen laten lijken.

The Signal and The Noise

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The chances of me reading this book again are slim. The book really takes of in chapter 8 (at which point you’re already halfway through the book).
A bit less verbose would suit this book well. It would surely boost the relevance of the information.
If Nate was able to convey the same message, but using only half the volume, I definitely recommend reading it.

Bed

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Every family has a story, Mal was ours.

Not bad for a first novel. Keep them coming…

Kanban and Scrum

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Not remotely as good as “Scrum from the trenches”. Lacks clear focus and depth.

Then again it’s does not require a lot of time to read through it, and it is available as free download.

Lean from the Trenches

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Henrik Kniberg once again was able to capture the essence of Lean with practical examples. Just like “Scrum from the Trenches” this book should be on your bookshelf if you’re into Agile and Lean software development.

Programmer Anarchy

Programmer Anarchy is a concept that has been around for about the last year, is considered “post-Agile”, has so far been evangelised by Fred George and says that software development is more productive when programmers are “self organised”.
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Agile is implemented in a wide variety of ways, from a kind of religious dogma, to a model that is fairly close to waterfall but with stand-ups and scrum masters through to the “Thoughtworks approved” approach. One thing I have found as a recruiter is that it takes a team of very high quality developers to make a truly Agile methodology work successfully.
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By Martin Jee

NEINification

Here’s the Evil Coach top ten of how to make sure every initiative fail – without ever having to say no!

  1. Encourage critical comments and ideas only to slam down on the pitiful who try.. haha..
  2. Spread out responsibility on too many persons in the organization. No one knows who did what and no one actually failed. Brilliant!
  3. Make sure these persons’ calendars are full
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10 brilliant tips on how to stay on top – forever!
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