I only wanted to inform the world that he has done some research on the subject. Forgot to mention that that both he and his wife (also a doctorate on the same...
... Over short distances/ranges, what's the difference? Log, linear, exponential, it's all the same. All the more reason narrow ranges are key. ... J. B. (Joe)...
... Agile is about returning the focus to streams of realizable business value, whatever that means: additional revenue streams, improved revenue streams,...
... I can interpret your question at least two ways, and I'd like to know what you meant when you asked it. One interpretation, "Is there a specific type of...
... My clients would likely want to be anonymous, but I don't mind putting my name on some reviews. ... J. B. (Joe) Rainsberger :: http://www.jbrains.ca Your...
... I trust my client will help me deliver our project, but that doesn't necessarily mean I trust everyone all the time to do anything. ... J. B. (Joe)...
... I do nto think allowing anonymous reviews will add any kind of accountability to what you are saying or whom you are endorsing with them. Anonymous...
... "Did you find this review helpful? Yes/No" ... J. B. (Joe) Rainsberger :: http://www.jbrains.ca Your guide to software craftsmanship JUnit Recipes:...
... I have another explanation to venture: I am only reminded to recommend people for something when I see they have recommended me for something. For me to...
I've been meaning to read Bob Martin's for a while. I see there's a C# edition and a Java/C++ one. I don't code any of these languages professionally but I can...
... As I mentioned before anoymity removes accountability and that is the last thing we want. -d -- Sent from gmail so do not trust this communication. Do not...
... Ah! This is exactly the sort of thing I wanted to shake loose! Now if you could explain why you believe that, it would be very interesting. Why do I find...
Yes Indeed we should do that and use it to build the "Credibility Index" of the Reviewers/Vouchers. I had a wonderful experience when I wanted to give a...
I suggested this in the WeVouchFor thread, but it didn't seem to get any traction. It would seem to be that when you want to know how well someone is doing, in...
... While I agree with this, real client feedback can help mitigate the "old boys network" effect. My clients, for legal reasons, are unwilling to admit that...
... I would agree to allowing others to initiate contact by e-mail. ... J. B. (Joe) Rainsberger :: http://www.jbrains.ca Your guide to software craftsmanship ...
Interesting thought. Although I'd wince at entering contact info. I can always send the person that wants to buy from me an email with my references. Plus just...
Like oDesk? ... My clients would likely want to be anonymous, but I don't mind putting my name on some reviews. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Please come to www.i-vouch-for-waterfall.com This site is done by many experienced software professionals who know how to waterfall methodology correctly. This...
I'm struggling with this on a product right now. Writing on someone's wall is too vague. A personal endorsement is awkward and socially uncomfortable. I've...
... But wevouchfor is about vouching for individuals as good coaches or programmers or testers or such. It is not about vouching for Agile. Ron Jeffries ...
How much planning is too much/too little? I understand that there are a lot of variables that go into answering this. I'll give details of my team's...
Have you tried pursuing acceptance during the iteration? Iterations need not be miniature black boxes. As soon as something is able to be played with, even...
... What if instead of rejecting it, the boss said, "OK, that's good, now what I'd like is ... X", resulting in a new story? After all, s/he said "I don't...
I'm a little unclear on the situation - your boss says "do something like this" and then he rejects the result, or is it that the end customers are rejecting...
Acceptance Criteria like others have mentioned. That seems key. I'm guessing it's pretty common for a customer to say "oh it doesn't matter" and then when...
Hello All, I just read the Alistair Cockburn article recommended by Bill Wake in the 'How Much Planning Do We Need?' thread and it caused me to think about...
Pat, It seems to me that this customer does not really know what they want until the see something concrete. The good news is that the customer knows this and...
