5 Ways to get the best out of the Daily SCRUM meetings
That said, the following is my way of getting the best out of the 15 minute Daily SCRUM meetings. [click image to enlarge] 1. Make it the most important meeting I generally schedule this as the first meeting in the morning and every member needs to attend. This should not be interpreted as start of the day, it is not. There are advantages [...]
Continue ReadingProject Governance – Roles, Responsibilities and Project Orientation
A perspective of a simple IT Department (click on image to enlarge): Even at its simplest form, you can clearly see how various IT functions need to come together to serve the customer. Imagine a scenario in which the application teams work closely with the business and successfully develop a solution, test it, train its users and roll it [...]
Continue ReadingDo-it-Yourself Mac Pro 2008 Upgrade – CPU Processors and Graphic Card
After much contemplation, I finally decided to take the dive. Actually, I was forced into it because of a project work that was being negatively impacted. The worst result might have forced me to buy a new macpro ($4500), the best leaving me with a solid performer for the next 2 years ($1000). The power of research does help. I picked up two [...]
Continue ReadingProject Team Meeting at Google – Efficiency and Effectiveness (Video)
The video, of course does not include project details, timeline, status and other discussions. This video highlights Google’s internal culture of effective and efficient issue resolution. As you can see there is a quick discussion about the issue, the impact (.1% of searches), the potential solutions and follow up actions for its resolution. [...]
Continue ReadingThe ground breaking personal assistant
Wondering what all the fuss about iPhone 4S is and how Apple has managed to sell 4 Million in 3 days? The answer: they have implemented an idea to perfection and in time for the holiday season. At least, seemingly that is. This is no different than what they have done with the iPods, iPads and their suite of personal computers. The improvements [...]
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