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Agile Introduction: Key Indicators of Success

April 4, 2008 By Alex Singh Leave a Comment

My time these days is spent helping clients who want to introduce an iterative methodology into their IT departments.Time after time, I have noticed that a few factors serve as good leading indicators to the eventual success of the engagement. These factors in decreasing order of importance are:

  1. Executive and Senior Management support and commitment
  2. Team makeup
  3. Front-line staff commitment
  4. Degree of change being introduced

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Wabi-Sabi and Agile Development

April 4, 2008 By Alex Singh Leave a Comment

Richard Powell, in his book “Wabi-Sabi Simple”, discusses how the ideas of wabi-sabi can be used today to make our lives better in various way, including our work lives. Powell’s sayings on creativity are equally valid to presentation design:

“The influence of wabi sabi on creativity begins with a simple premise: Do only what is necessary to convey what is essential. In bonsai and in haiku, you prune and trim what is nonessential in an attempt to shorten the distance between the observer and the observed. You carefully eliminate elements that distract from the essential whole, elements that obstruct and obscure….Clutter, bulk, and erudition confuse perception and stifle comprehension, whereas simplicity allows clear and direct attention.”

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