http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/ Lean Agile Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:04:37 GMT Ralph Jocham http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4653 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4653 Marry Poppendieck and Alan Shalloway described and their books the benefit of staged deliveries. Basically, when you identify the MMF (Minimal Marketable Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:50:17 GMT Paul Baker http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4652 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4652 Friends, I found some of the very useful (free) magazines on net.. For computer, business, telecom, pharma, electronics, feed & beverage, laser, photonics, Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:18:26 GMT PAUL http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4651 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4651 Hi Raoul, ... This isn't a new problem. In the 90's I worked for a TQM company, and the people at the top spent Million's trying to get the TQM message across. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:59:58 GMT pauloldfield1 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4650 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4650 (Responding to Peter) ... To use analogies from the 'wireless' world, one could improve signal to noise ratio by increasing the signal OR by reducing the Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:06:40 GMT Peter Alfvin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4649 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4649 (Responding to Paul Oldfield) I worry over intolerance and silencing. So often the root cause is misunderstanding rather than anything more sinister. Let's go Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:49:44 GMT PAUL http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4648 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4648 Hi Raoul, Good:) Here is something to start the ball rolling: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:31:00 GMT Raoul Duke http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4647 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4647 ... speaking for myself, i'm all ears :-) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:30:28 GMT Raoul Duke http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4646 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4646 ... while you say that is the wrong focus because we should just leave it up to evolution, i think it is an interesting if old point. interesting because so Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:27:36 GMT PAUL http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4645 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4645 Hi Raoul, Interesting. My take is that complexity, non-linearity, and the inherent instability that occurs as a consequence is unavoidable. The world is Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:13:08 GMT Raoul Duke http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4644 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4644 ... another perspective http://sunnyday.mit.edu/ "Our technology is changing rapidly, however, and these approaches are quickly becoming ineffective. The Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:00:02 GMT pauloldfield1 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4643 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4643 (responding to Peter) ... Indeed! ... What purpose Language and Team without Communication and Collaboration? ... I worry over intolerance and silencing. So Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:14:04 GMT Peter Alfvin http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4642 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4642 [Not sure if everyone saw the above post from Ken Schwaber, since I received it through bcc. This message assumes you've read it.] What a fascinating and I Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:02:17 GMT alshalloway http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4641 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4641 Marcel: Great post. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. We have a page on how to be a better coach that talks about this a little as well. Look at Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:58:25 GMT Marcel Fleming http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4640 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4640 Tough question. There is no single way to deal with difficult people, but I suggest: 1. Understand the more you can about this person: what is his/her Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:30:29 GMT Donna Reed http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4639 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/leanagile/message/4639 . How have you dealt with difficult sponsors that worked well? It is so important to hone our soft people skills to deal with those difficult people on the