Hi Stuart, ... This reminds me of Watts Humphrey's idea of "Commitment Discipline," from Managing the Software Process: "The elements of an effective...
Hi Dave, ... The rarity of that approach is one thing that makes it special. Dale -- Dale Emery, Consultant Inspiring Leadership for Software People Web:...
Hi Steve, ... At this point, I think the conversation has moved in a more fruitful direction, and I think that explaining the distinction now would distract...
Hi Dominic, ... If it feels like extra work, perhaps the person asking you to do the accounting isn't clearly expressing the value that the accounting creates...
Hi Ron, ... This says what certainty we can't have. What can we say about what certainty we /can/ have? ... Here's another possible way to say it: "We have...
Hi Dale, I would like to underline and agree with your remarks below. I like to offer a "gush" where appropriate, but especially in view of all the excitement...
Hi Ilja, Thanks for bringing up the encode/decode notion. It expresses much of what I think about as I work to help the whole team be productive. It's a little...
... Good question! I like it because it challenges me to explore what I'm thinking, but works with me, not against me. I accept the challenge and I'll work on...
... Thank you for noticing. It did not come without effort. ... I feel grievously misinterpreted here. I'm pointing out that we have a choice of how we say...
... Thanks. I actually share the feeling about it being mechanistic, but with the current state of the discussion, I felt that "switching to a different ...
... [snip] ... I always try to listen to what Kent is saying. I may not always agree, and I will certainly challenge his ideas in that case, but most often I ...
... Mhh, I wonder - does "measured" constitute a different feeling for you (you all) than "carefully couched" in regards to this subthread, and if so, in which...
... Simply being considerate is special?! I'd like to think that I act the same way with my colleagues, and generally they act the same with me. So, does that...
... For me, "measured" and "carefully couched" are pretty synonymous. I tried very hard in that posting to express my truth as I held it, and not to let the...
For me personally, I have noticed that I have a much more difficult time being completely truthful in my communication when I want something badly. When...
... They are, but it is accountability that you don't see in the team room. Typically, customers are accountable to the rest of the organization for the...
... Good point. The database schema should be checked into source control along with the rest of the source code. That is, generating the DDL script should be...
... I like the definition because it allows systems to move out of legacy status when people learn how to make them more flexible. Michael Feathers author,...
Hi Dale, ... I think I'd be happy for an actual person in a specific context came to me with such a request. I am however troubled by the concept of issuing a ...
... Dale has written up Satir's communication/interaction model here: <http://www.dhemery.com/articles/untangling_communication.html> Person One provides...
... Kent, you've said several times in this post that various things are ineffective. Do you have any data? For instance, I do know many teams who use points...
... I've seen the same discussions and arguments that Kent describes. I agree with you that this particular argument against time-based estimating is...
Jeff, ... You've just answered it thusly: "The truth is that there are lots of other ways that I would prefer to spend--or not spend--that money." Isn't that a...
... Hi Jeff, This fits for me as well. My observations lead me to believe that it fits for most people. The topic of Truth is very complex. I've heard some...
