Why are we so slow in delivering software?

Why are we so slow in delivering software?

by | Feb 18, 2020 | Scrum, Scrum theory

Why are established companies so much slower in delivering software compared to a startup company? I will give you four reasons. About ten years ago we had that crazy time in the office. We were this small startup company with a couple of young guys. And we were...
How to lead self-managing teams – Book review

How to lead self-managing teams – Book review

by | Sep 24, 2019 | Agile, Scrum theory

To my surprise, there are a lot of parallels between leading self-managing teams and managing beehives. I recently read a great book called “How To Lead Self-Managing Teams?: A business novel on changing leadership from sheepherding to beekeeping” (affiliate...
Hackathon

Hackathon

by | Jul 24, 2016 | Agile

You have great ideas, but there is no time nor money to work on those? Then a Hackathon might be exactly, what can help you to get those ideas kick-started and realized. About a year ago we at LeaseWeb started to have quaterly Hackathons, where engineers come together...
The 5 levels of team dysfunctions

The 5 levels of team dysfunctions

by | Mar 13, 2016 | Agile

I recently attended a scrum master training, where we were discussing the five dysfunctions of a team. This model has been introduced by Patrick Lencioni and it explores the dynamics of teams. The model describes in a pyramid the five dysfunctions of teams and offers...