New Blog Design
I didn’t like my old blog layout anymore. So I designed a brand new one. Gone are the stupid Google ads, which barely generated revenue...
The Best Used Books in My Library
Last week I finished the last minor boring details of my book. One of my many mind-numbing tasks was to cross-check all references (in th...
Simplicity: A New Model
Note: This article will be is part of the book Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders. Ah, simplicity. We all...
Iterate Your Flawed Models
I recently came across the Top 15 Worst Logo FAILS ever. It lists a number of logo designs that, in all their innocence, invite all kinds...
This Software Method Doesn’t Work Here
I’ve never heard a good cook say, “this recipe doesn’t work here.” What if a cook follows a recipe to the letter, and it turns ou...
Hire Me As a Speaker
You can hire me as a speaker. I have previously been invited to speak for GlobalCollect, ISDC, Sogeti, Level Up, Imtech, and several othe...
Top 100 Agile Books
I thought it was time for a new book list, and it seemed only obvious to publish this list of 100 best books for agile software developme...
Long Live the Panarchy
Big projects have a higher chance of failure than small projects, primarily for sociological and communicative reasons. Some sources even...
Changes for Me and This Blog
I have some major changes ahead of me, which will probably have an impact on this blog. Medium time scale In just two days, on August 1, ...
Diversity? You Mean Connectivity!
The approach some people have to the issue of social diversity is rather simplistic. Their idea of “adding diversity” to a software t...
Every Team Must Be a Value Unit
I really like our system administrators, but I think I am their worst customer. It’s not that I’m behaving badly. (Well, usually I’...
How to Make a Presentation (part 3)
…continued from part 1 and part 2. Step 7: Create slides When I am confident about the content, structure and supporting materials, I s...
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