People and Teams
People and Teams
People and Teams Stories
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Improve Your Software Organization’s Processes: Focus on the Right ThingWhile processes may seem like overhead, you need defined, documented procedures to avoid problems. It's when processes exist just because "we've always done it that way" that they become a problem. Keep processes useful by asking questions and constantly verifying that the purpose behind them is relevant. | 
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Why We Snap at Work—and How to Avoid ItWhen something makes you snap—causing a sudden, extreme reaction in which emotion totally overrides reason—things can get ugly quickly. The fact that many people are stressed at work means those rage triggers are closer to the surface and more prone to misfiring. Learn to recognize and defuse your triggers. | 
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Finding the Right Ratio of Software Testers to Developers for Your TeamMany organizations struggle with finding the optimum ratio of testers to developers. Linda Hayes explains that there's no one right answer. It depends on your needs for planning, test environment and data management, requirements analysis, test design, execution, diagnosis, reporting, and defect management. | 
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Five Takeaways from Linus Torvalds’s TED Talk Linus Torvalds's concept of an open source operating system and the Linux kernel helps power the Internet and millions of Android devices. In a recent Q&A TED Talk, Torvalds discussed how he likes to work (alone), his good and bad traits, and why he doesn’t see himself as a visionary. |
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Dealing with Criticism, Whether Constructive or NotOf course, criticism is easier to take if it’s given with kindness. But what about when it isn't? Naomi Karten discusses how to receive, consider, and act on criticism, whether it's delivered constructively or not. If you've heard it before, it may be worth evaluating—especially if you’d prefer to ignore it. |
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Agile Methods for Tackling the Work You Don’t Want to DoWe all have work we don't want to do. Some of it is boring or unpleasant, but there's another type: work we don't know if we can finish to our satisfaction. It's hard to tackle a task you're not an expert at. Johanna Rothman offers two classic project management approaches to face the work you're putting off. | 
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Why Agile Begs for Better Team Communication How do you promote effective communication among a group of individuals, especially in agile? That’s the big question. In a world where some people might even have differing definitions of the actual word “communication,” it can seem impossible to get everyone on the same page. |
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How Innovation Really HappensWe tend to seek out creative ideas that will result in innovation, thinking that will bring about success. But popular theories of how innovation happens are actually wrong; more work is required than some think. There is more to innovation than just great ideas—and there is more to success than innovation. |
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