Planning to Build vs. Building the Plan

June 24, 2007 by Jim Brosseau · Comment
Filed under: Project management, Teamwork 

Apparently, Dwight D. Eisenhower once said “In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Read more

Deciding to Be Agile – Or Not

June 17, 2007 by Jim Brosseau · Comment
Filed under: Agility, Process 

There have been a large number of companies that have decided to adopt one of the Agile Approaches to software development over the past few years. Indeed, some of these have been quite successful in making the transition, but there are some that have not, for a variety of reasons. Read more

Unintentionally Non-profit

June 10, 2007 by Jim Brosseau · 1 Comment
Filed under: Leadership 

I have been recently exploring different ways of contributing to the community where I live, and there have been a couple of times where I have had discussions with people involved in non-profit organizations. Read more

Why I Write

June 3, 2007 by Jim Brosseau · Comment
Filed under: Process 

People are often surprised when I explain that I put out a weekly (once a week, if not always on Sunday) newsletter, and have done so for almost 5 years now. It is admittedly a difficult effort to sustain at times, and there are times when I wonder if there remains value in continuing. Read more

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