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5 Easy Questions for Scott Berkun

The easier the question, the harder the answer. I recently had the idea of asking a number of people in our industry the same five questi...

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Don’t Be Bossy!

As a manager, it's always easy to solve problems by being bossy, by telling people to switch desks, to take on another project, or to...

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Professionalism = Knowledge First, Experience Last

I am an entrepid troll. I am also an idiot, stupid and an *ss. At least, that's what I've been told this week. And I'm sure t...

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5 Easy Questions for Alistair Cockburn

The easier the question, the harder the answer. I recently had the idea of asking a number of people in our industry the same five questi...

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It Hurts to Be Good

I recently blogged about a little personal disaster that resulted in 100 gigabytes of data being wiped out from both my hard disk and my ...

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5 Easy Questions for Johanna Rothman

The easier the question, the harder the answer. It that correct? Probably not. But if it is, then I will be giving some authors and exper...

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The Definitive List of Software Development Methodologies

The nice thing about software development methodologies is that they are just like standards. There are so many to choose from! Come to t...

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Alistair Cockburn’s Latest Presentation

I recently attended a presentation by Alistair Cockburn, one of the 17 signatories of the Agile Manifesto. The presentation was superb, a...

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Book Review: The Systems Bible

I just read the first part of a very interesting little book called The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Smal...

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Don’t Trust Your Backups

I haven't told you about the little disaster that happened to me three weeks ago. Maybe it's because I needed some time for my em...

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Oh My God, They Killed the Bug (You Bastards!)

A year ago, when I bought my new car, I noticed that the knob on the gear stick was loose. I was able to rotate it 360 degrees. I assumed...

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Book Review: Fish!

I just finished reading a little book called Fish!. It's subtitle is "A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results"...

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