Review – Surf Ninjas
Surf Ninjas, directed by Neal Israel, 1993. It’s mostly a silly romp, though you could probably pull out a lesson on developing a shared vision. But it’s worth it just to hear Rob Schneider’s rant on knives. (Reviewed May ’03)
Month: May 2003
Review – The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, 1987.This is one of those movies where people have the lines memorized, but in addition to having a good story, it has real lessons on management, teamwork, and destiny.(Reviewed May ’03)
Review – Office Space
Office Space, directed by Mike Judge, 1999. A peek into cube life. (Reviewed May ’03)
Review – Test-Driven Development (Beck)
Test-Driven Development: By Example, Kent Beck. Addison-Wesley, 2002. Test-driven development is a programming method that says: write a test, write some code, refactor, repeat. For me, the biggest hole in Extreme Programming Explained was the lack of explanation of this technique, Continue reading Review – Test-Driven Development (Beck)
Review – Thinking Beyond Lean
Thinking Beyond Lean, Michael A. Cusumano and Kentaro Nobeoka, Free Press, 1998. The subtitle is “How multi-project management is transforming product development at Toyota and other companies,” and that pretty much says what it is. Once you have lean approaches, Continue reading Review – Thinking Beyond Lean