Exploring Extreme Programming
The Toyota Product Development System, James M. Morgan and Jeffrey K. Liker, Productivity Press, 2006. Toyota’s lean manufacturing system has had a lot of press, but lean influences their product development approach as well. This book emphasizes the system aspects Continue reading Review – The Toyota Product Development System
Harvard Business Review. (Magazine). This almost-monthly magazine features interesting articles on the challenges of business. I particularly enjoy the case studies, where different experts comment on a situation. I keep an article or two from almost every issue. (This month, Continue reading Review – Harvard Business Review
ScrumGathering. Continue reading ScrumGathering ’06, Open Space
Bottlenecks and strategies. Continue reading Alistair Cockburn on Bottlenecks
“Refactoring improves through practice.” Continue reading Refactoring Workbook
A puzzle you solve by dragging tiles into the proper position. Continue reading Chunky Demo
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen, Penguin Books, 2001. I’ve added several projects recently, and decided to use a more formal system to track everything. Getting Things Done (“GTD”) is centered around a system for managing time and, well, Continue reading Review – Getting Things Done
NASAGA ’06 – simulation and games. Continue reading NASAGA ’06 Trip Report
Exploring example-based specifications. Continue reading Agile ’06 Workshop: Example-Based Specifications
Systemantics: How Systems Work and Especially How They Fail, John Gall. Pocket Books, 1978. Peter Coffee recommended this in his keynote at Agile ’06, and I can see why. It’s a humorous look at how systems are by nature out of Continue reading Review – Systemantics