How A Set of Small Decisions Impact Culture

The following video applies to my "both worlds" scenario.  At the heart, this is about community, trust, and, most importantly, killing fear. Spotify Engineering Culture - part 1 from Spotify Training & Development on Vimeo. An attempt to describe our engineering culture. This is a journey in progress, not a journey completed. So the stuff … Continue reading How A Set of Small Decisions Impact Culture

Metrics to Build Great Agile Teams: Measure Influence, Not Control

I thought this was worthy of a repost.  This is from agilebuddha by a gent named Avienaash Shiralige.  Enjoy! Couple of weeks back, I noticed an incident that triggered this post. Senior Management in a company applauded people for showing individual heroics on the project. Some of them were: Staying late in office to address … Continue reading Metrics to Build Great Agile Teams: Measure Influence, Not Control

Principles behind the Agile Manifesto

Josh's Note:  I have found that these principles can be a driving force even when the project is not a software development project.  These principles apply to any and all business practices where one wishes to remain "agile" and effective. . .  I have added notes in brackets (sorry Agile Manifesto creators) that I feel … Continue reading Principles behind the Agile Manifesto