Jun 3Learning a better attitude — from a dogOver the past six months I’ve learned a little wisdom from an injured dog. On 22 Dec 2021, Cooper broke his back chasing squirrels that weren’t even there. Fortunately he didn’t sever his spinal cord and the veterinary conclusion was that it was probable that he’d recover some or even…Attitude4 min read
Mar 24, 2021Why “Agile” is complete and utter bollocks. (Part 1)742Hugh SheehyA few of us had a go at an alternative manifesto. See it here.A few of us had a go at an alternative manifesto. See it here. https://hughsheehy.github.io/The_NoBS_Manifesto/1 min readA few of us had a go at an alternative manifesto. See it here.https://hughsheehy.github.io/The_NoBS_Manifesto/----
Published in o6o international·Mar 15, 2021Being agile existed long before “Agile”My recent articles on The Agile Manifesto have resulted in some interesting side discussions. These are a few common reactions: One, typically from older more experienced people is “Thank you for saying it! I thought I was going mad!”, or something like that. People who’ve been in technology of one…Agile4 min read
Published in o6o international·Mar 5, 2021Why “Agile” is complete and utter bollocks. (Part 3)The final part of a little discussion of “Agile”. And whether “Agile” even means anything. Again, settle down with a cup of coffee. This article could also be titled with any of the following…. “Why being agile is good, and has very little to do with the Agile Manifesto” “Why…Agile13 min read
Published in o6o international·Feb 28, 2021Why “Agile” is complete and utter bollocks. (Part 2)This is long and chatty. Get comfortable with a cup of coffee. (I’ll shorten it eventually, after I’ve read it a dozen times) As I mentioned in Part 1, and will reiterate in Part 3, the “Agile Manifesto” has become a sort of bible for modern software development. Yet there’s…Agile19 min read
Published in o6o international·Feb 25, 2021Why “Agile” is complete and utter bollocks. (Part 1)“Agile” has become received wisdom. It’s THE standard way of building software products. “Agile” is more gospel than the Gospels. But why? Is there anything to it, really? The Agile Manifesto was , after all, the result of a (boozy?) weekend away in Utah. Now I’m sorry, but I’ve had…Agile6 min read
Published in o6o international·Feb 23, 2021Digital Transformation: “Do. Or do not. There is no try.”“Digital transformation” is all the rage these days, or it’s supposed to be. Much like — in the past — other transformations were supposed to be the latest greatest thing. We could make a list. It’d probably include things like these: Total Quality Management ISO 9000 Empowering your people Business…Digital Transformation5 min read
Jan 29, 2021The Mechanics of electric car charging……(in Europe and the UK) Connector Confusion? Not any more! Looking at electric cars, many people are nervous about complexity with “all the different connectors”. There was definitely a problem in the beginning, but thanks to some unelected EU bureaucrats the whole situation has simplified quite a bit. Plus, what most people don’t know is that modern cars can charge…Electric Car7 min read
Published in o6o international·Nov 13, 2020Democracy is great. Elections are not.The old Churchill quotes about democracy are still good. (He probably didn’t say the one on the right and besides — it’s a conversation with the average politician that’d really put you off) Democracy has a long history and is often summarized by having four main elements. a system for…Politics6 min read
Published in o6o international·Aug 7, 2020Why most of the recruiting industry is in deep sh** (and is never coming out)Why? Why the industry is in trouble is easily summarized in just a few points. Neither clients nor candidates are getting good service on a consistent basis. Individual consultants do a great job. The industry doesn’t. LinkedIn, Indeed.com, Google, or someone else is going to make a broad tech solution that…19 min read