August 26, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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David Anderson rose (as he often does) an interesting topic about management inputs and outcomes. I completely agree with David that problem of managers who perform but not on company values is dilemma of short-term vs. long-term success. Delivering on … Continue reading
August 24, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Doing some experiments with Google Blog Search I suddenly realized that press-releases are dead. Dead in a sense that they can no longer serve as a means of attracting new customers. In modern world of blogs and social networks press-releases … Continue reading
August 22, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Sun is going to release NetBeans, a popular Java IDE, under GPL. I’m not sure if this is good or bad and who will loose or benefit from this. And I do not see how making NetBeans "more Linux friendly" … Continue reading
August 21, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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David Anderson in his recent post about Jeff Sutherland’s speech mentioned Jeff’s mentioning (looks like I began to spread rumors) 2x productivity improvement after deployment of Scrum in a CMMI Level 5 organization. Very impressive achievement especially for the company … Continue reading
August 21, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Speaking about Niklas experience with outsourcing I wrote before. I could not help commenting his general description of his job. Don’t get me wrong, but believe that outsourcing to 4 countries with 12 hours maximum time-zone difference that make you … Continue reading
August 18, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Niklas from Stockholm shares his experience with outsourcing to Ukraine. Everything he says is correct except for there are software companies in Ukraine whose developers are not all students. He goes The entire company sat in two small rooms with … Continue reading
August 16, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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I did. Well, almost. And I love it. If you try to see not only immediate cause – consequence relations, but chains of events that make an impact – this is a book for you. You’ll find true soul mates … Continue reading
August 13, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Recently I found myself greeting my colleagues with "How are you getting on?". In fact, in Russian it reads somewhat different. Literally "How is your progress?". And you know what? The most important thing about progress is the mere fact … Continue reading
August 9, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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One day I started reading "Are you part of the Post-Agile Movement?" post by David Anderson. Which lead me to "Agility is not the point". And then to "Agile Software Development vs. Agile Project Management". Which in turn offers a … Continue reading
August 9, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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When you download a trial version of a product you do not have any obligation to use or even install the product. The only your investment so far is time and traffic to download. If you do not have time … Continue reading