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Why I still love to use a MacBookPro and MacOS in 2019
2019-04-15 in 2019
As a young developer, I loved Linux, compiled new kernels during evening sessions and struggled days to have the correct drivers for the graphic card and communication components of my notebook. I grew older and decided to enjoy my weekends, family, …
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Code Scene as Crime Scene
2019-04-13 in 2019
You have a successful product and happy users. Slowly, the cost of adding new features is creeping up and product margins are shrinking. Which crimes did put us in this dreaded situation? How can you analyze the history of your product’s source …
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You Need an Engineering Culture
2019-03-19 in 2019
Agile approaches are not enough. You need a strong engineering culture to achieve quality and lasting success. Often, coaches and Scrum masters tinker with the processes and invest effort and blood to improve the ceremonies and the company …
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How Healthy is Your Product? - Company Culture Check
2019-02-01 in 2019
You are developing your application using agile and lean approaches. How can you check your approach and distill improvements? Health check of your product and your development approach are certainly a good solution. This post is the fourth and last …
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Detecting Agile Bullshit
2019-01-13 in 2019
The Defense Innovation Board DIB advises the secretary of defense of the United States of America. Members of the board are recognizable names like Eric Schmidt, who was CEO of Google and Alphabet, or Instagram COO Marne Levine. So I was quite …
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How Healthy is Your Product? - Product Strategy Check
2018-12-11 in 2018
You are developing your product using agile and lean approaches. How can you check your approach and distill improvements? Health check of your product and your development approach are certainly a good solution. This post is the third of a set of …
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SAFE 4.6: Improvements Direly Needed
2018-11-10 in 2018
It is official. The power engine of the SAFe 4.6 vehicle is the team and technical agility. View the SAFe for more information [1]. It is one of their five Lean Enterprise competencies and one of their four core values. SAFe finally recognizes the …
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How Healthy is Your Product? - Delivery Pipeline Check
2018-11-01 in 2018
You are developing your product using agile and lean approaches. How can you check your approach and distill improvements? A health check of your product and your development approach is certainly a good solution. This post is the second of a series …
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How Should You handle Definition of Done?
2018-10-02 in 2018
An agile team is the sole responsible for the internal quality of the product they build and maintain. The developers shall be accountable for producing the expected quality and optimizing long-term goals of the organization. You as a developer have …
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How Healthy is Your Product? - Source Code Check
2018-10-01 in 2018
You are developing your product using agile and lean approaches. How can you check your approach and distill improvements? Health check of your product and your development approach are certainly a good solution. This post is the first of a series …