29 pages tagged with "management"
What is Waterfall?
August 01, 2024Waterfall is like following a straight path where you move from one step to the next in a defined order — like water flowing down a waterfall through different stages.
Waterfall is like following a straight path where you move from one step to the next in a defined order — like water flowing down a waterfall through different stages. The problem is that each step can take a lot of time and resources to complete. Plus, you don’t get feedback until the entire stag…What kills agility?
May 30, 2024Dozens of documents and spreadsheets, meetings over meetings, and yet without much impact, result in team misalignments—realized too late.
Dozens of documents and spreadsheets, meetings over meetings, and yet without much impact, result in team misalignments—realized too late. How we manage an organization defines its quality. Excellent management is crucial to avoid the Waterfall trap if we aim to build an Agile environment. But why…Radical Candor
April 17, 2024The Lean Startup
January 26, 2024Unhealthy working environment
October 11, 2023An unhealthy working environment can have various symptoms that negatively impact employees’ physical and mental well-being.
An unhealthy working environment can have various symptoms that negatively impact employees’ physical and mental well-being. While writing about The Peter Principle, I mentioned: “Talk to each other. If you feel you can’t, that’s a symptom of a non-healthy working environment, and that’s something…The Peter Principle
September 30, 2023A person who is competent at their job will get promoted to a position that requires other skills. If they lack the skills for the new role, they will be incompetent at the new level, and will not be promoted again.
A person who is competent at their job will get promoted to a position that requires other skills. If they lack the skills for the new role, they will be incompetent at the new level, and will not be promoted again. If the person is competent in the new role, they will be promoted again and will c…It's Your Ship
September 20, 2023Agile Project Management
May 31, 2023The Essential Drucker
October 29, 2022The beauty of leadership
September 25, 2022Leadership is not a synonym for management, it has nothing to do with titles or personal attributes. So, what is it? How can we become leaders? And most importantly, why?
Leadership is not a synonym for management, it has nothing to do with titles or personal attributes. So, what is it? How can we become leaders? And most importantly, why? While researching this topic, I found “What is leadership” by Kevin Kruse, which I liked particularly. I thought about sharing …Continuous Discovery Habits
August 21, 2022The Great CEO Within
August 01, 2022The Project Management Triangle
July 25, 2022A triangle of time, quality and cost. it’s an indicator that these three parameters are interconnected. You can fix one or two of them, but not three.
A triangle of time, quality and cost. it’s an indicator that these three parameters are interconnected. You can fix one or two of them, but not three. The triple constraint Cheap and fast: the quality will suffer. Cheap and good: it will take more time. Fast and good: it will push the price up. W…Bikeshedding
May 27, 2022The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality. People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues.
The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality. People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. Bikeshed +-ing The concept was first presented as a corollary of his broader “Parkinson’s law” spoof of management. “Bikeshedding” i…Dunbar number
April 02, 2022A cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person.
A cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person. The study shows that: Close relationship: 5 people. Share deep trust: 15 people. Meaningful relation…Team Topologies
March 31, 2022Team Topologies focuses on how to set up dynamic team structures and interaction modes that can help teams adapt quickly to new conditions, and achieve fast and safe software delivery.
Team Topologies focuses on how to set up dynamic team structures and interaction modes that can help teams adapt quickly to new conditions, and achieve fast and safe software delivery. Team structure High cohesion: Group related things together. Loose coupling: There must be clear boundaries betwe…The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
December 07, 2021This book is a leadership fable about a tech company that is struggling to get more customers. The C level is not working as a team, and they have a hard time coming to any agreements which result in negative morale. Until the new CEO, Catherine Petersen, joins the team, and she is able to recognize the problems and help the team overcome them by understanding the situation.
This book is a leadership fable about a tech company that is struggling to get more customers. The C level is not working as a team, and they have a hard time coming to any agreements which result in negative morale. Until the new CEO, Catherine Petersen, joins the team, and she is able to recogniz…Turn the Ship Around!
September 12, 2021Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
June 27, 2021A great compilation of all topics that are important for management: 1:1s, performance reviews, hiring and laying off, workplace politics, remote work, and others.
The book is divided into 3 parts: the first part covers things a new manager should know, the second and third parts go into topics that all managers should master.
A great compilation of all topics that are important for management: 1:1s, performance reviews, hiring and laying off, workplace politics, remote work, and others. The book is divided into 3 parts: the first part covers things a new manager should know, the second and third parts go into topics tha…Peopleware
May 28, 2021Software development is about people: when, how and where they can best work together. Not about programming languages or tools. Not about fast computers, networks or internet access.
Soft skills are truly important in IT, more than people tend to think.
Software development is about people: when, how and where they can best work together. Not about programming languages or tools. Not about fast computers, networks or internet access. Soft skills are truly important in IT, more than people tend to think. Developing software is about people that co…The Art of Leadership
April 19, 202197 Things Every Engineering Manager should know
April 05, 2021Embrace the change
March 01, 2021The book Who moved my cheese? presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw.
The book Who moved my cheese? presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw. Published in 1998, and I just read it at the beginning of 2021. Better late than never. Actually, thanks to my brother Jesús, who reco…Agile Product Management with Scrum
February 22, 2021Who moved my cheese?
January 16, 2021This book presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw.
The tale is a beautiful metaphor of the different attitudes that people adopt as part of their identity in life when they have to confront any change.
This book presents a tale inside the main story that consists of 4 characters: two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two little persons, Hem and Haw. The tale is a beautiful metaphor of the different attitudes that people adopt as part of their identity in life when they have to confront any change. My …