#WhyShaiWhy Episode 85 We’re living in a time where we all know that communication is key to a successful virtual team, but it’s not always easy to keep everyone motivated. Use these 3 steps to motivate your team and watch them perform like never before. Welcome to Why Shai Why Thanks for joining me today…
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 59 is all about the recent change in terminology. People, we no longer have a “Daily Standup”!
To build an Agile team, you’ve got to recruit on skillset, toolset, and mindset. If your applicant is aligned in these three with your team, you’re onto a winner!
Episode 56 delves into an ugly unintended consequence of Agile estimations. Here’s why you should avoid it at all costs.
Today I realised a basic assumption that I had been making, while doing this video, that I had to correct.
Can’t believe it’s been over a YEAR doing this videos for you guys!
Have I told you that I love Agile? Oh, for the hundredth time already? Well, it’s true! I do love Agile. I truly wish everybody would adapt Agile into their companies, teams and lives (yes, really). But not everyone gets the results they were promised.
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 51 gets us ready for some bad news. In some cases the organisation is not right, or not ready, for an Agile Transformation – here is a list of 4 things to check before you start.
This week we explore how strategies of a past dynasty can be mapped forward to the very current software engineering practices…with disastrous results.
There are only a few really diabolical failures in software development. Allowing your technical debt to destroy all your future development efforts is one of them.
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 45 talks about how our brain and emotional responses try their best to halt change. After all, in routine we often find peace, right?
Too many people attach their own ideas of Agile to the methodology. Today I outline one incident that had disastrous consequences purely because of semantics of language
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 43 has landed! Projects are funny things – they put artificial boundaries around things that are changing and evolving (like everything does). Here’s the thing though, your project starts when your project finishes!
Our episode this week looks at Australia’s latest governmental IT related bungle. Again, really? Well it’s not exactly Centrelink’s fault… #NotMyDebt
Don’t work with animals or children. It might not be fair, but this is what they think about us.
Tech professionals shudder at the thought of writing business cases to get a project going. On the flip side, we also suck at seeing whether our projects are meeting its stated goals. Here’s one way to do exactly those things:
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 39 is here. It’s our last video from 2016 that talks about how technology is really not our primary objective, business goals are – and if you try without a business goal in mind, you’ll fail.
Ever read something that didn’t quite seem right? Every relayed ‘facts’ that you’re unsure of? Uh-huh, me too.
Relationships are obviously important to us all. But when it comes to developing applications, you’d be surprised to know that it’s more important than just about everything else!
I’m sick of software development being a black box, especially in this day in age.
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 35 is here! Sometimes you get stuck with some complex logic problem and you can’t seem to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Try this trick out to get you past it!
Little known fact: I have a degree in Political Science. So when it all went down last week in the USA, it had a HUGE impact on technology!
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 33! Today I explore the 12 Principles that run through Agile – often overlooked, these can make or break your transition!
Companies are transforming and more specifically, the information technology is evolving. Due to the local skill shortages and disparate labour costs, many companies are opting to set up virtual teams. Virtual teams are made up of geographically dispersed people, usually from different time zones, ethnicities and culture, united by various technologies and a common goal.…
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 32! Let’s take a journey through time back to 2001. IT had a dirty little secret, and it finally got acknowledged!
As a developer, to start thinking in terms of iteration is really hard – here’s an illustration on how you might be able to do it.
Over the years technology has shifted to a variety of media. From desktops to laptops to handheld devices, technology is continuously shifting to avenues where information and services are readily accessible in real time and on the go. In 2016, it is estimated that 80% of Australians own a smartphone. That’s how many people are utilising modern…
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 30 has landed! We’d need a lot less Rest & Relaxation if our teams could better understand our Roles & Responsibilities. Here’s more of “The Other R&R” in the video below:
Plenty of organizations nowadays, big or small, are transforming to agile. It could be because more and more people are now recognizing its effectiveness and numerous benefits. Agile transformations however, don’t come easy therefore requiring external assistance to succeed. It’s not impossible to try to do it all on your own but there are businesses…
#WhyShaiWhy Episode 29 is here for your viewing pleasure! People are sometimes fascinated by how I can talk so much and not need to draw a breath… it’s a skill my friends! 😉
It’s not all sunshine-and-rainbows when it comes to Agile transformations, but keeping these three things in mind will help! Watch the video below:
Yikes! A bit of a plea here… Here’s episode 26 of #WhyShaiWhy, entitled “I am not a good leader.”
Sick of meetings that never drive to a conclusion? Try this technique in your team today!
You only need to implement 80% of scrum to get 0% of the benefit, check out how to get it 100% done here! Watch our video below AND get a free copy of our checklist!
Hey everybody! #WhyShaiWhy Episode 23 is out and it’s all about, “Choosing the right tools for you”. It’s so easy to ask a friend for advice. But in this case, it could cost you a lot of pain and stress. Instead, check out this video and use our free worksheet below to help you choose…
Innovation theory has long described two streams of development of ideas, disruptive innovation and incremental innovation. Those of us who studied innovation through the previous two decades have seen multiple instances of how both of these streams have brought amazing ideas to life in the real world. Toyota, for example, has perfected incremental innovation and…
It’ll be little surprise to anyone who has been breathing in the past month that Pokémon Go is taking the mobile gaming world by storm. The fact is that few (or even none) games before this one has had the impact on the world that we have seen here. Like everything, there are those “for”…
Although more tech teams use iterative project methodologies in the USA and Europe than any other methodology (State of Agile, 2015), we here in Australia have been slower to embrace the change. Not surprisingly, the reluctance to try something new is based on the fear of regressing back to the days when technology projects were…
Despite my incredible urge to do so, this is article is not about the best farmers markets for quality, juicy, organic lemons. But it is about something just as important – not letting the elusiveness of technology get the better of you. For years the technology industry has been plagued with labels like ‘money-pit’, ‘project-failure-office’,…
