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The flawed rhetoric about “Scrum” and “Organizational Dysfunction”

One of the most bizarre, yet highly touted, “features” of Scrum is that it “exposes Organizational Dysfunction”. Not mere team based, project based, or even departmental dysfunction, but Organizational Dysfunction … enterprise wide. Now this is crazy on so many … Continue reading

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Fairly Evaluting Consultant Versus Full Time Rates, Part I

Any Consultant will Frequently be engaged in rate discussions with potential clients.  Many times these are hiring managers, not HR folks. Sometimes, these hiring managers expect consultants to work for the same hourly rate a full timer would perform the … Continue reading

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Offshoring: Fool’s Gold or Real Savings?

One thing that amazes me is that some startups still consider offshoring a cost saving option.  Offshoring will almost certainly guarantee that your first implementation will be a failure and a huge amount of time and money will be wasted. … Continue reading

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