I just love it something great coalesces from the ether, out of creative people’s minds, off the paper, and into reality. I especially love it when an idea that I have been raving about, magically arrives in my browser, courtesy of some equally passionate people on the other side of the world. Welcome to Better Means …
In case you haven’t heard, the industrial revolution is over. It’s long gone. In fact, the information age has also blown through town. Unfortunately, most organisations act as though we haven’t learnt anything in the last 150 years.
Although it may require a relatively high initial investment, Jive SBS will give you the highest return on attention, in a world where attention is increasing in relative scarcity.
I have been thinking a lot about life, the universe, and everything – mostly along the lines of where New Zealand should be headed, how local government can act as a catalyst, and what we need to do to ensure we get there. Change the rules I am fond of changing the rules (just ask [...]
One of the most important things for any agile team to understand is their velocity. Velocity is a term used in agile software development to illustrate the “rate of progress” for a team, related to a project or program.
There is always some debate about the level of prescription that an organisation should wrap around Social Business software platforms like JiveSBS as they prepare for roll-out.
As a proponent of customer-centric development efforts, agile methods, and frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, it probably comes as no surprise that I am also a big fan of story tests and test-driven development (TDD) in general.
I have experimented with Agile project management tools over the years, trying to find something that has a good balance of simplicity and functionality. Nothing beats a good old-fashioned “project wall” or board for radiating information to the team and stakeholders … or so I thought, until I discovered Pivotal Tracker.
