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If you have been on a software product development team for any length of time, you have undoubtedly experienced the joy of the...

I’m a big fan of Sidney Dekker. Dekker did lots of research into the research and analysis the airline industry performs after a crash....

I have been enjoying an interesting chat with Philip Ledgerwood about estimating. He advocates for Kanban, and I was advocating for...

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I am fascinated by innovation. When you read about great companies or Agility, you keep hearing about how success comes from unlocking...

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