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Essays from September 2013

4 essays from September 2013

  1. Using #NoEstimates when deciding which projects to take on

    One of the questions (Part I, Part II) that emerged from the #NoEstimatesQuestions discussion on twitter was: “How do I choose between options or opportunities (without having estimates regarding the cost)?” The thinking goes: I can spend some time doing A or B, but which should I do first? To answer this question we can …

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  2. The #NoEstimates questions, Part II

    Last week we did not cover all the questions on #NoEstimates. Twitter gave us a lot more questions than could be listed last week, and even more interesting ones. Read on for the questions and my take on their meaning. How do I choose between options or opportunities (without having estimates regarding the cost)? Choices …

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  3. The #NoEstimates questions, Part I

    There’s been a pretty active discussion on #NoEstimates over on twitter. There seems to be a fair ammount of people interested in learning more about how it is applied. Me, I’m interested in developing #NoEstimates further. How? Last week I put out a call for action. I asked people to post questions about #NoEstimates with …

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  4. How Agile is disrupting the Manufacturing Industry #DisruptAllTheThings

    When you have spent a few years researching and practicing Agile software development you tend to not be surprised by new developments. I know I wasn’t… until I saw Joe Justice at #ALE13. Joe is working on a project to build a car that will disrupt the automotive industry. You don’t believe me? Well, what …

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