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Re: How bad is this checklist ?

r_chakra — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:57:14 GMT

Thanks Dave. Yes, i could call it an assessment list or template. It is just to know the current state so that the team can then plan their future processes

Re: How bad is this checklist ?

David Laribee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:08:06 GMT

Hi Chak - Your example seems like more of a template for overall assessment than a checklist in the Toyota Product Development System sense. I think of a

Re: How bad is this checklist ?

r_chakra — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:08:43 GMT

If the team, which has already completed one SDLC life cycle of their product for a local customer, shows more interest in 'process', i wanted them to fill in

Re: How bad is this checklist ?

Ilja Preuß — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:49:06 GMT

How do you intend the list to be used? Curious, Ilja 2009/11/16 Chakravarthy R

Re: How bad is this checklist ?

D. André Dhondt — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:23:04 GMT

It's actually a check list of 30 items (not 300), but it's still pretty intimidating. I'd be afraid it could paralyze development, or scare people into adding

Re: Lean/Agile in a unionized environement

Gabrielle Benefield — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:33:26 GMT

Ricardo semler talks about unions in his book Maverick which is well worth reading. Sent from my iPhone

How bad is this checklist ?

Chakravarthy R — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:05 GMT

Hi, Let me introduce myself as a Software consultant , mainly in Microsoft.NET platform, in Bangalore, India. I was recently asked to guide the software team

Re: Lean/Agile in a unionized environement

Dave Rooney — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:55:55 GMT

... I've "done agile" in the public sector, and have yet to come across a scenario where people had such narrow job descriptions. I have seen situations where

Re: Lean/Agile in a unionized environement

Louis-Philippe Carignan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:32:58 GMT

Hi Robin, One of my worries was about a collocated team. As stupid as it may sounds, some people can have a cubicle next to a window because they have been

Re: Lean/Agile in a unionized environement

Vic Williams — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:37:06 GMT

Hi, A medical unionized environment. Doctors are sensitive to cutbacks in their pockets so they will lead/push for overall trimming. Doctors are also going

Re: Lean/Agile in a unionized environement

Robin Dymond — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:44:52 GMT

Given that Lean has been applied in the most unionized business of all, automobile manufacturing, I think it is possible. In Ohno's book on TPS he mentions the

Lean/Agile in a unionized environement

Louis-Philippe Carignan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:14:15 GMT

Hi all, I was wondering if any of you guys had any insightful readings in regards to implementing Lean/Agile in an unionized environement. I am based in the

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Re: multiple dev work items in progress

Arun Ragothaman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:46:46 GMT

Hi, I would agree to not creating branches as much as possible. In my experience usually leads to non value added activities. I think one factor to consider

Re: multiple dev work items in progress

George Dinwiddie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:42:59 GMT

... Andre, Can you think of ways to reduce that overhead? When I've used this strategy, I've generally found ways to minimize the places that require a