Should You Embrace Agile Principles at Home?Families struggling to reach a manageable work/life balance are often looking anywhere for help, but few look toward their employers for guidance when the answer may have been there for decades. We all knew agile benefited more than just software teams, but how many have applied it in our homes?
Eight Things Successful Managers Do WellNaomi Karten describes eight things that successful managers do well. From building relationships and being straight with employees, to coaching the right people and giving credit when it's due, a good manager can inspire team members to work harder and happier.
Take the High Road When Creating Product RoadmapsOne of the mistakes made when crafting a product roadmap is building a roadmap that schedules all the features and functions you plan to build. That’s taking the low road. You want conversations with customers to be focused on the problems people solve with your product. That's taking the high road.
The Importance of LaughterFor a long time, many organizations dismissed laughter at work as a distraction from getting the job done. Fortunately, this view is gradually changing as people come around to realizing that laughter is an important component of wellness.
Why Is Scrum So Popular?Joe Townsend tries to find out why Scrum is mentioned more by developers than any other form of agile development methodology. What’s so special about Scrum that makes it the people’s obvious choice?
How to Overcome the Impostor Syndrome and Excessive Self-DoubtThe impostor syndrome concerns feelings of inadequacy and excessive self-doubt. People with this syndrome believe they’re frauds and fear that others will discover their inadequacies. Naomi Karten writes of this disorder and how to overcome it.
What the Boeing Dreamliner 787 Team Can Learn from Agile MethodsThe Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s grounding issue is currently the talk of the town. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy lists the issues surrounding Boeing's airplane problems and how agile methods could have benefited the company's development team.
How to "Manage" Your Former Peers and FriendsIf you’ve just become a manager or executive, and you’re now going to be managing people who used to be your colleagues and pals, your relationships with your former peers will change. You may prefer that the relationships don’t change, but they can, they will, and if you are to succeed, they must.
