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Zany Adventures in Software Engineering with Maven and Motley

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Motley says: "Affinity exercises? How do I work that sideways "8" into brainstorming?"
Summary Motley: Affinity exercises? How do I work that sideways "8" into design brainstorming? Maven: Use affinity exercises for generating lots of ideas and prioritizing them. Define the topic, generate ideas, categorize, discuss, prioritize using dot Read More...
Motley says: "Reflection is for mirrors" (Scrum Part IV)
Summary Motley: Reflection is for mirrors. We just finished a sprint. Why open up old wounds? Maven: At the end of a sprint, do a demo for stakeholders, customers, and the team. Do a retrospective to reflect on what went well and what requires improvement. Read More...
Motley says: "Human Performance Technology? I guess I better brush up on my robotics." (HPT Part 3)
Summary Motley: Training is the best solution to most problems. If a developer doesn't know how to do something, teach that person. Problem solved. Maven: Training is only one solution, and may not be the best one. Consider Human Performance Technology Read More...
Motley says: "Human Performance Technology? Do I need a profiler for that?" (HPT Part 2)
Summary Motley: Human performance technology is about behavioral psychology? I have no background in that, so I can't use it! Maven: Leverage a very simple model that encourages root cause analysis and problem solving along 6 primary dimensions - expectations Read More...
Motley says: "Consulting? I guess your answer from here on out is 'It depends'" (HPT Part 1)
Summary Motley: How could a consulting methodology help me? There's no way - I work in a product company. Maven: Human Performance Technology (HPT) is an effective consulting methodology that uses a simple process to identify the root cause of human performance Read More...
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