Archives for March 2009
The difference between Scrum and Integrity
We have been using Scrum here at Typemock and it has really helped with our software development, but we also manage with integrity. There are a few major differences between the two styles.
Roles.
In Scrum there are many defined roles, where some are seen as more committed then others.
In Integrity there are no defined roles, […]
Management for Geeks: Personal Integrity
How many times have you promised yourself to do things and not done it. How many times have you said that today you will
Eat a health lunch
Start working out
Go on a date with your spouse
Buy a ticket for a vacation
Arrive on time for a meeting
Go home early to play with […]
Management for Geeks – The 9 Rules
So you know that you can be a great manager. You are sure that you can do it much better then your own managers.
Well you can. It will take some learning and practice, but following these 9 rules will get you on track.
The 9 Management Rules
Start […]
Measuring Productivity
Johanna Rothman has posted about Measuring Productivity, and how it is difficult for managers. While Jack has a difficult time measuring knowledge workers in his post, The fun of productivity measures.
Measuring Software Projects
Johanna shows a simple way easy to measure a software project:
For software project teams, it’s easy: the number of running, tested features […]
Terminating an employee
One of the most difficult things for me to do as a manager is to terminate an employee. No matter how I approach it, removing someone from his role is physically hard. I physically feel ill a day or two before I need to terminate the employee.
It is also hard to know when to […]
Deciding without enough information
One of my biggest problems as a manager, is that I love information. Give me loads and loads of data and I am a happy man. This means that it is very hard for me to decide. I always look for more information.
I found out about this after reading The five temptations of a CEO, […]
Doing the Impossible by Delegating Properly
One of my jobs as a manager is to help my team grow and expand. Delegating properly is a way to enable your team to grow.
I always found it hard to delegate, using the old school ways with 8 steps of explaining what to do and how to delegate just didn’t cut it for […]
Crossing the Chasm and Excellence
Roy sent me this podcast: The state of Alt.NET.
Although Scott Bellware seems to be angry about the state of things, I am actually seeing great progress in our profession, and the ALT.NET is one of them.
To the point I must agree with him about the following:
1. Alt.NET – you cannot be in the chasm […]
Isolate tasks to gain Integrity
I have talked a lot about integrity, this is our management style in Typemock and the way we bring ourselves to excellence. But your team members might not work with integrity, even if you have explained it to them, it still takes time to understand.
When this happens, as a manager you have a chance to […]
Time Management – Getting the Metrics
A good CEO should focus primarily on those things that move the company forward
I talked about time management and knowing where to spend your time. A few Typemockers have tried this and ran into a few issues.
Question: How do you get the metrics while using the Daily Goal Tracker.
The daily goal tracker has 7 […]
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