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Happy Holidays! (and Free Book Chapter)

I will be enjoying a time-out with my friends during the holidays, while patiently waiting for the release of my book. (The official date...

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How to Deal with Unknown Unknowns

Getting people together to share information and make joint decisions is the best way to deal with the unknown. Software projects always ...

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Looking for Creative Business Partner

Sometimes you must admit that you can’t do everything all by yourself. For me, this is that moment… It’s funny that I just wrot...

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Nonlinear Software Projects

Nonlinear systems, like software projects, are complex because causes and effects are not easily distinguished. Complex systems are calle...

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There Is No Objective Management

The position of the manager is subjective and context-dependent. He is either inside the system, or outside in the environment, but he is...

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Management 3.0: Early Bird Offer! (Xmas Present?)

Pre-order Management 3.0 now and receive a Certificate of Ownership that you can use a Xmas present, and get 25% discount on my upcoming ...

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Story of a (Fictional) Doomed Software Business

This is the story of a doomed software business. Any resemblance to existing businesses is purely coincidental. Once, in a land far far a...

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Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

How to use complexity thinking to combine Agile software development with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). This is a new presentat...

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No True Agile, No True Lean, No True Latte

My presentation Complexity vs. Lean has been well received by many, whereas it was berated by a few. And good or bad, it certainly has sp...

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Agile Management Workshop

Agile Management is the missing ingredient to complement Agile development. Self-organizing teams need managers to be Agile too! This wor...

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NEW! First 2 Pages of Management 3.0 Book

I hereby give you the first two pages of my book. The rest will have to wait until the end of the year… My publisher just sent me t...

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The Idea Farmer

I hope people will not call me a thought leader. That’s scary… I want people to think for themselves. I'm an idea farmer. I r...

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