My Habits, My Choice
My most productive days are the ones when I can work all day at home. I had a habit of getting up at 8:30, and then, after breakfast, wor...
Manage Yourself with Measures
In 2007 I read 31 novels. In 2008 I read 19 novels. In 2009 I read 12 novels. In 2010 I read 8 novels. Do you know how I know? It’s bec...
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...
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 ...
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...
Nonlinear Software Projects
Nonlinear systems, like software projects, are complex because causes and effects are not easily distinguished. Complex systems are calle...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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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