Agile Musing

Occasional thoughts and quotes to challenge, agitate, and inspire the curious Agile practitioner.

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“JK Rowling Holds a Mirror Up to Publishing” by @hillaryjohnson https://t.co/QDQhuMJval

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The annual bonus system means your employer can withhold a portion of your wages for a year, and make vast amounts of interest. Just saying.

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#recommended Why Are We So Ashamed of Our Women Heroes? http://t.co/BzsCuMsiPf by @cmclymer

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Executive blindness to the futility of Rewards Systems is beyond astounding. It's utterly surreal. #TwilightZone

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If you value teamwork, don't reward individuals. The latter behavior will undermine the former—every time.

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There are only 2 weeks in a 2-week sprint. There are only 7 people on a 7-person team. Going faster can only mean going crappier.

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“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” —John Steinbeck

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#quote “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” —Edmund Burke

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Putting sticky notes on a wall makes the sticky notes visible—it doesn't necessarily create #transparency.

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Beyond self-actualization is other-actualization—listening to and being of service to our fellow man. #BeyondMaslow

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It's a PRODUCT backlog, not a work backlog. Don't use the backlog as a tracking tool, but rather create space for personal improvement.

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@Lanooba Absolutely!

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Question everything. Confront all the people. You'll be buried in indignation and anger, but you may dislodge something new and remarkable.

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Thought leaders are nice, but wouldn't it be better if communities and organizations were 100% populated with thought citizens?

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Scrum does not tell you how to do Scrum. #paradox

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computomorphic: attribution of computer characteristics to (groups of) humans, e.g. system reengineering for organizational transformation.

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It takes two to tango. Bad consultants tend to be hired by careless clients. We always get the partners we deserve.

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#quote "The Agile that can be certified is not the true Agile" -- Lao Tzu

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“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your /informed/ opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.” ―Harlan Ellison

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No, you are not entitled to your opinion. http://t.co/3cblHJVQ