I've worked at a few companies since Amazon and, as time passes, I'm realizing how wise Jeff Bezos really is. Despite the geeky perception, Jeff
Nanda Gauri: Interview with Inventory of Clocky
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Lean for Software: Interview with Mary Poppendieck
Mary and Tom Poppendieck, the author of Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit for Software Development Managers (Paperback), which won the
Living with the Suboptimal
Launching a new website, front-end store, or product requires several trade-off's. Here are two principles I learned at Amazon that still ring true
The Stand-Up Meeting, a Lean-to-Agile Lexicon
Agile and its many flavors take many of their tenets from The Toyota Production System. At Toyota, there is a concept of Obeya, or "The Big Room."
Remembering Milton Friedman
By the time I attended Chicago, Milton Friedman was no longer teaching. But, his presence was still felt and his ideas, more commonly dubbed as "the
Before Pinterest, there was Kaboodle: Interview with Brian Hansen
From time to time, shmula interviews companies that are disruptive and value-adding, either in their approach to business, their business model, or in
Team Dynamics: Size Matters Redux
I've written about the importance of team size before, here, here, and here. Previously, this is what I said: I've written about efficient teams
Interview with Mary Poppendieck and Role of Lean Leadership
Mary Poppendieck was gracious enough to agree to an interview. She brought the concept of Lean to Agile and is a thought leader in the Agile/Lean for