One of my favorite quote-
"I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going." - Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Incredible :)
One of my favorite quote-
"I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going." - Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
How about Managing a People Oriented Process ?
People orientation manifests itself in a number of different ways in agile processes. It leads to different effects, not all of them are consistent.
One of the key elements is that of accepting the process rather than the imposition of a process. Often software processes are imposed by management figures. As such they are often resisted, particularly when the management figures have had a significant amount of time away from active development. Accepting a process requires commitment, and as such needs the active involvement of all the team.
This ends up with the interesting result that only the developers themselves can choose to follow an adaptive process. This is particularly true for XP, which requires a lot of discipline to execute. Crystal considers itself as a less disciplined approach that's appropriate for a wider audience.
Another point is that the developers must be able to make all technical decisions. XP gets to the heart of this where in its planning process it states that only developers may make estimates on how much time it will take to do some work.
Such technical leadership is a big shift for many people in management positions. Such an approach requires a sharing of responsibility where developers and management have an equal place in the leadership of the project. Notice that I say equal. Management still plays a role, but recognizes the expertise of developers.
An important reason for this is the rate of change of technology in our industry. After a few years technical knowledge becomes obsolete. This half life of technical skills is without parallel in any other industry. Even technical people have to recognize that entering management means their technical skills will wither rapidly. Ex-developers need to recognize that their technical skills will rapidly disappear and they need to trust and rely on current developers.
One of the key elements is that of accepting the process rather than the imposition of a process. Often software processes are imposed by management figures. As such they are often resisted, particularly when the management figures have had a significant amount of time away from active development. Accepting a process requires commitment, and as such needs the active involvement of all the team.
This ends up with the interesting result that only the developers themselves can choose to follow an adaptive process. This is particularly true for XP, which requires a lot of discipline to execute. Crystal considers itself as a less disciplined approach that's appropriate for a wider audience.
Another point is that the developers must be able to make all technical decisions. XP gets to the heart of this where in its planning process it states that only developers may make estimates on how much time it will take to do some work.
Such technical leadership is a big shift for many people in management positions. Such an approach requires a sharing of responsibility where developers and management have an equal place in the leadership of the project. Notice that I say equal. Management still plays a role, but recognizes the expertise of developers.
An important reason for this is the rate of change of technology in our industry. After a few years technical knowledge becomes obsolete. This half life of technical skills is without parallel in any other industry. Even technical people have to recognize that entering management means their technical skills will wither rapidly. Ex-developers need to recognize that their technical skills will rapidly disappear and they need to trust and rely on current developers.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Who do you think can be more successful? An entrepreneur with university/MBA education, or someone who never went to college?
I leave this on you . Choice is yours whom you choose but justify please.
To make your job even more easier I am sharing this url: http://www.collegedropoutshalloffame.com/ please go through it.
Cheers to all readers.
To make your job even more easier I am sharing this url: http://www.collegedropoutshalloffame.com/ please go through it.
Cheers to all readers.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Opening for Ruby on Rails Developers
Basics we are looking for are:
We are looking for energetic and motivated RoR gurus with brilliant communication skills for our office in Hyderabad.
What should you know?
- Advanced knowledge of the Ruby language and the Rails Framework.
- Work Exposure with BDD/TDD - RSpec, Cucumber & factory_girl.
- AJAX and related 'Web2.0' technologies especially jQuery.
- Agile Web Development practices.
What should you have?
- A perception of aesthetics and usability.
- The ability to learn and adapt new technologies.
- Personal initiative and drive, ideally demonstrated by a portfolio of extra-curricular projects.
- Creativity, ideally demonstrated by a portfolio of extra-curricular projects.
- The ability to integrate into an existing team, but to also work independently.
- Passion for your work.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Living the Dream - The Power of Confidence
The Power of Confidence !
Have you ever spent time thinking about how confidence affects your behavior?
If you are confident, you stand taller, speak clearer and with more authority. People around you can feel the silent power coming from you. They pay attention and hang on every word.
Tell you what it’s a great feeling.
Let me know your thoughts on this am waiting for your comments.
Have you ever spent time thinking about how confidence affects your behavior?
If you are confident, you stand taller, speak clearer and with more authority. People around you can feel the silent power coming from you. They pay attention and hang on every word.
Tell you what it’s a great feeling.
Let me know your thoughts on this am waiting for your comments.
The "X Factor" in Leaders (Mega Performers) who rise above the rest.
The “X Factor” qualities in Entrepreneurs and Executives who tend to rise above the rest.
They are people who tend to:
Aim The Highest
Change The Speed
Stare Down Trouble
Fall In Love
Accept Discomfort
Tap That Intangible
Change The Speed
Stare Down Trouble
Fall In Love
Accept Discomfort
Tap That Intangible
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