Random ruminations of questionable relevance

“I wish he’d come up with a different name for this page”

A friend.

• Remote Leadership – Führung in Zeiten von Homeoffice und dezentralem Arbeiten
  Und plötzlich arbeitet jeder von Zuhause! Einige etablierte Führungsmethoden lassen sich gut in die neue dezentrale Welt überführen. Andere benötigen etwas Anpassung, während manchmal wiederum ganz neue Ansätze notwendig werden. Welche sind das, worauf muss ich achten?
• From Waterfall to Ice Waves – A Story About Self-Organizing Teams
  This summer I spent a couple of days in Munich, Germany. One of the lesser-known sights is located directly within the English Garden, at the Eisbach. The Eisbach-Wave or “Ice Wave” attracts professional surfers to… Read more: From Waterfall to Ice Waves – A Story About Self-Organizing Teams
• The Bauhaus DNA of Agile
  (Read on for fun facts) Why do we know so little about the people actually using our software and products? Why do we perceive the separation of guilds (architecture, development, testing) a normal thing and… Read more: The Bauhaus DNA of Agile
• The Physics of Agile Methodologies…and how our vocabulary creates unnecessary entry barriers
  The terminology we use in Agile Methods is nerdy, and far from the language “normal people” would use. Agile is for the people who work with it, not for the consultants, so let’s de-science our vocabulary. Simpler words will help making Agile Methods more accessible, which in turn will allow for a more widespread adoption, even with non-techy teams.
• The Stumbling Centipede
  In times of crises, decentralized decision-making is an asset, not a liability Let me start this post with a poem for kids: A centipede was happy – quite!Until a toad in funSaid, “Pray, which leg… Read more: The Stumbling Centipede