This idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while, but it’s only just now that I’ve managed to get it down onto paper in more than just a series of bullet points. Management and Twitter face the same scaling problems. This thought is directly related to agile practices.  We’ve all known the [...]

What is the purpose of restructuring in an organization (not in code)? My answer is this: To put the right people in place with the necessary resources to lead the company. If a restructuring takes place and that doesn’t happen, all you’ve done is make a feel good move.  If after a restructuring the same [...]

Agile processes have become the darling of the industry, and certainly there is good reason for this.  They do tend to facilitate communication and development practices that lead to better software.  However, paralleling the transition to agile is a more insidious transition: a push towards open office spaces. The argument goes that open is good, [...]