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Comment on One minute idea by Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:35:16 +0000

That blog is run by the Web Office. Our team doesn’t have much public information at the moment.

Comment on One minute idea by Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:36:45 +0000

So is http://yorkwebteam.blogspot.com you?

Comment on One minute idea by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:25:41 +0000

Cake is always a winner!

One minute idea seems to be going well. We’ve had 4 one hour sessions so far:

1. Reviewing a Puppet config for a service
2. Watching the Inbox Zero Google tech talk
3. Discussing “Eponymous laws” related to computing
4. A general security discussion

Comment on One minute idea by Andrew Stewart

Andrew Stewart — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:13:05 +0000

I’m liking the idea of meeting regularly. We started ‘cake club’. Every Wednesday we meet for half an hour. The team pre-populate an agenda. The chair (also responsible for bringing cake) manages time etc.

The focus is on ideas we come across outside of work and how we might apply them.

Comment on Agile focus by Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:27:04 +0000

FWIW I think purpos/ed reflects a larger trend in the Western world to reconsider how education works – the recent stuff by Peter Thiel about the education bubble and the continuing rise and rise of The Khan Academy are far more likely to be the causes of broader action or instigators of change.

There is always a minority group who wants to talk about change. These people are doing it.

Comment on Quick user stories and HTML5 storage by Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:18:24 +0000

link is broken, needs http://

If you push this HTML to github it will be easier to submit patches.

Comment on Quick user stories and HTML5 storage by Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:09:34 +0000

I wasn't aware of that site, thanks for that. I plan to use github to publish the output of my ruby learning. I'm going to implement examples of design patterns and share them on github. Seems like a good way to extend the knowledge I've gained by doing the rubylearning.org course.

Comment on Quick user stories and HTML5 storage by Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:48:07 +0000

Have you considered any of the options under http://microjs.com/#storage ?

Also: http://help.github.com/linux-set-up-git/

Comment on Agile focus by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:36:06 +0000

I'm going to post my thoughts on how I think orgs can change to support product delivery. In my mind I can't separate the two. In larger organisations business organisation can dictate or limit how the product is delivered. I guess that's the advantage of a startup. They only have to worry about building a viable product. Large organisations always seem to be trying to capture that startup feeling. It will be interesting to see what develops with Larry Page as CEO at Google.

Comment on Agile focus by Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson — Sun, 15 May 2011 21:41:16 +0000

In relation to your “silver bullet” line, I think all project management techniques are capable of being cargo cults.

I assume the theory is that the value of rapid delivery for most companies should be rapid customer feedback – highlighting what generates the most revenue/interest or some other goal-meeting metric and thus whether the product is actually viable (and if not, pivot).

Re-reading your post, I guess I don’t really understand how you think organisations should change. It seems to be veering rapidly into business management rather than product management – again, more like that startup mentality I mentioned!

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