Monthly Archives: January 2012

Is this why your boss wants to be Agile?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

There are 2 words in business more loaded with double meanings than an entire season of Benny Hill – agile, and lean. No pointy headed boss worth their MBA (or salt) is going to ignore someone who says they would … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, People, Strategy | Tagged | 4 Comments

YOW conference on Eventer.com by Cogent

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

YOW have got their speaker presentation videos all sorted on the new Eventer platform, designed and sold by Cogent Consulting in Melbourne. You will notice 2 things about it – 1) the user experience is absolutely beautiful; and 2) it … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile | Leave a comment

1963 – the beginning of a new age in computing.

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

In 1963, a young puppeteer called Jim Henson created a short film to entertain the audience at the Bell Data Communications Seminar in Chicago, where the agenda included discussions of the sometimes fraught relationship between computers and their human users. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

YOW! 2011 Australia Conference – something for everyone, even the economists!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

As the lunatics in charge of the Luna Tractor, James and I are fortunate to spend time with the 25% of Australian agile professionals who actually give a shit, who we often meet at industry conferences. The smarter among you … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Development, Lean, Space, Technology | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Command and Control – is there an Option?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Sorry. Lean nerd joke. Read this if you don’t get it - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freedom-Command-Control-Better-Make/dp/0954618300

Posted in Agile, Lean, Strategy | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Luna BAHA Award nominee #1: “Implementing Scrum in your project will certainly be a cakewalk after this training”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

We’d like to present our first nominee for the Newt Gingrich ‘Lunar Colony 2020′ bullshit agile hubris award (the Luna BAHA). Ed Cortis, the lucky recipient of the email below, is CIO at Lonely Planet, and has a pretty decent … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, People | Tagged , | 2 Comments

How to figure out individual bonuses in Agile teams.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

It’s not about the money.  If you haven’t seen Dan Pink on the surprising truth about what motivates us then you must watch this now.  In fact, you know what, just watch it again anyway. Also, we’re much more motivated … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments