What would you think is in the list of 80 things to watch in 2008 published by JWT (the United States largest and world’s fourth largest advertising agency)? Yes, it is “Outsourcing to Ukraine (and other Eastern European countries)” (look … Continue reading →

  Recently one of those inexplicable coincidences happened to me again. Being extremely busy last month I thought that some ToDo list-like software can help me to keep track of all the things I need to do. I did some … Continue reading →

Somehow (and I would even say magically) when I open Seth’s Godin blog the very first post appears to be very relevant what I’m thinking about at the moment. That day it was When you are ready to stand up … Continue reading →

Nowadays (and even many years before) we often hear that this or that technology which promises to allow building fantastic user experiences came out, that new version of this or that application with dramatically improved UI came out and nearly … Continue reading →

Alex Polonski in Outsourcing Quiz: Cheap Vs. Good considers the "cost" aspect of outsourcing. He asks: Why should I pay $1000 for this bit of software if I can find somebody that will develop the same for as much as … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

All my past experience shows that quality is not about rigorous procedures, extensive trainings or punishments for poor results. Quality is a mindset. Quality is orientation of mental energy. You can not simply declare quality like "From now on we … Continue reading →

What I want you to do is Watch these cartoons. Listen to the words. Think. Repeat step 3 over and over again. PS Do not forget to check out Alan Watts site.