One of the most common soft skill gaps with software engineers is the ability to influence others. This gap of course is a byproduct of the nature of our work. From the time we graduate college, our influence is directed
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Dust-Up in the Agile World
I read a recent blog post by Adam Pisoni, CTO & co-founder of Yammer, titled I’m Sorry But Agile Won’t Fix Your Products. It’s a great read and drives home a truth that often gets overlooked in
Software: The Process Is the Constraint
A few years ago I had a project manager from my team in Scotland send me a copy of Eliyahu Goldratt’s The Goal after learning I’d never read the 1984 classic. At the time, the constraint this team
A Lean Journey Into Agile Documentation
Confession: I have a love hate relationship with product documentation. While I can appreciate the value of well written technical documentation, I can’t help but feel it has a poor ROI these days. So when I started my current
Springing into Action for the 2015 Hackathon
The excitement was running high last night while we waited for the final voting results from our Spring 2015 CloudHealth hackathon. The presentations were over, the beer had run out, and everyone was enjoying some well deserved post-hackathon socializing. We
The First Stand-up
Every day across the tech industry, teams gather for daily stand-up meetings. While the structure varies by organization, the intent is the same: to efficiently provide status and identify blocking issues. While I have attended many stand-ups over the years,