If you are a developer and you were born in the 80’s or in the 90’s, it is very unlikely that your mum and dad pushed for you to start coding. If you are even older it is close to impossible then. Parents from the 20th century were – and are – usually more concerned …
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About one year ago I took part of a Stoos Sparks program hosted by Sander Huijsen and Dawna Jones. We talked half an hour about Cocoon Projects and its open governance model which a few months later we distilled out into LiquidO, made available for everyone with a Creative Commons license. After one year though …
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Physical kanban boards are paramount to visualize the workflow of any company and engage people in managing it. Digital tools allow for remote work and for data crunching. A few months ago I asked myself: can we get the best of these two worlds?
A month ago I received a very nice and pleasant gift from Niels Pflaeging: Organize for Complexity, his very last book. I had to wait a bit to read it because I truly try to walk my lean talk, so I finished the book I was reading first and then I started this one out. …
Hi! On Thursday 22 May, having never met before, I met Greger Wikstrand and talked about best contracts, agreements and negotiation tips when developing software the agile way. 3 questions each, 4 minutes each question, no frills, absolutely no shared idea upfront. To say the least, it’s been fun!
A little more than one year ago I got my boat licence. I was very happy to start my life as a commander, after years of sailing with no chance to set up my own boat. Now after 14 months my head is filled with plans about sailing trips in many seas around the globe. …
Whether a contract is about developing some new software or about designing a loft in Berlin, it all starts with a negotiation. If you are setting up a fixed-price contract you will be negotiating deadlines and price. If you’re working on a time & materials deal, you will be negotiating the fee, be it on …
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Experimenting is all in all just this: you have an idea and you validate it by asking the Universe a proper question. Today I had this idea: the Arduino User Group Roma has been a great success. Something similar could be possible in Milan too. I want to validate this idea and start asking people: …
Suppose I give you 10 euros every 10 minutes under just one condition: the money you haven’t spent within that time frame will be mine again. You can buy anything, you are free to drink, eat, drive, read, watch, listen, wear, shoot, see, meet, learn, waste, build, travel and do whatever you want with those …
So, this is the situation: I left eBay Annunci (aka Kijiji) to join Neomobile to help the company stay agile & lean. But this is just the surface, merely the part that will be visible on my LinkedIn profile. There’s lots more. In 2012 I joined eBay Inc. to work as agile coach with the …
So here we are, all back on track to live this new year plenty of things to do and chances to get. I wish during 2014 you can get a giant step ahead towards your own sustainable happiness. I decided to kick off this new blog in January to set myself up for a deep …