Here’s a quick list of some of the most popular posts from EdgeHopper. Enjoy.
The Girl Effect: The powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society. This is an amazing presentation and deeply profound.
What Toyota knows that GM doesn’t: Do you know how many hourly jobs GM has laid off from 2006 to July 2008? Take a guess. How about 34,000? And now, they’re talking about another 5,500 layoffs. How many hourly jobs has Toyota’s American production system laid off in the same time frame? Zero. That’s right. ZERO. So, what does Toyota know that GM doesn’t?
Are CIO’s Indifferent Toward Software Quality: The results of a study from Original Software entitled Software Quality and Testing: A CIO Perspective have been compiled in a new whitepaper. One of the main findings of the study was that 40% of CIO’s reported a general indifference towards the quality of the software they produce.
Tools for Distributed Teams: A list of useful tools for distributed teams.
Discipline versus Motivation Too many organizations waste time and money trying to create discipline or “motivational strategies” to create highly productive teams. Try something simpler: Make work enjoyable and use positive public pressure.
Bonuses in an Agile Organization How can bonuses and incentive programs work in an Agile organization?
Fighting Fires the Agile Way If you’re always working in fire drill mode, consider these strategies for dealing with “emergencies” so you can continue to deliver value to your customers.
The 5-Step PowerPoint Recovery Program Tired of lame presentations? Here are five easy steps you can take to be a better presenter and avoid death by PowerPoint.
The Myth of Managed Multi-tasking Multi-tasking, context switching and work interruptions…sound familiar. Learn how to avoid it and be more productive.
Twitter and Productivity…Really? Yes it’s true: You can use Twitter to increase your productivity. Find out how.
The Case for Collocation Is your dev team scattered around the world or all located in the same place? Find out why the case for collocation might make sense for you.
How do you know what to build? Whether you’re building software or developing new consumer products, how do you determine what it is that you’re going to build and what features it will have? Here are a few strategies to help you prioritize what you should build next.
My Dad was a ScrumMaster Seriously folks, there’s nothing new under the sun. All this talk about agile practices is nothing new. My Dad was using agile practices back in the 60’s…he just didn’t know it.
