Links
·
RSS Feed
Popular Pages
 |
 |
It's rare to have this much fun reading a book about software. The ideas are smart, relevant, and fundamental. I can be a better programmer today because of the things I read today.
-Joe Fair |
 |
...Much like the Mac, this book “just works”, because it takes the best from lessons learned from team leaders and team players and takes the mystery out of the project management processes as appl...
-Robert Pritchett |
|
Even though our group was already following many of the practices outlined in Ship It!, I believe the book paid for itself within the first day of purchase. When one considers the burn rate of a ty...
-Steve Mitchell |
|
|
|
|
(Oct 23)
I'm preparing for next week's product owner training, I'm thinking more about the lifeguard model of responsibility. I have a similar model for developers, testers, managers.... for most people I think. :)
When someone is drowning, whose job is it to reach out? Should the drowning victim be expected to meet you halfway? That's a crazy thought, isn't it? But when the project is in trouble, how often do we say "That's not my job" or "I'll do this much, but that's their job, not mine!"
At the end of the day, we're all lifeguards. When you see someone drowning, jump in! Imagine a lifeguard sitting on the tower, watching someone thrashing in the water, and saying "That's not my area. I only guard the water up to that fence. You'll need to wait for Joe to come back from his break."
If we want our projects, and our company, to succeed we've got to look around, see what's not working, and go after it. It may be someone else's area, but if it needs doing, then do it. Don't step on toes, but offer help... get the job done. If we all put out every fire we see, everyone wins.
When someone drowns, don't blame the victim... blame the lifeguards. Jump in.
Category: Agile
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This will be a great collection of speakers on Agile and business topics.
|
|
|
|
|
|
I'll be talking about keeping your skills current at this conference for independent web developers
|
|
|
|
|
|
This world-class conference in Orlando always has a great mix of speakers and attendees. Don't miss it!
|
|
|
