John Hunter · @curiouscat
17 followers · 121 posts · Server fosstodon.org

It is very easy for waste to be hidden in IT. I think it is more difficult to notice the inefficiencies in IT because much of the work is done in virtual space, not real space. I think that can make it more difficult to see the .
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#waste #management #software_development

Last updated 1 year ago

TheCodeKnight · @thecodeknight
2 followers · 54 posts · Server mastodon.social

It's suprisingly dissappointing how many software companies in Sweden still require their staff to come to a physical office. Sometimes I feel like Sweden is very backward thinking.

#sweden #software #software_development #software_engineering #tech #big_tech

Last updated 1 year ago

John Hunter · @curiouscat
13 followers · 55 posts · Server fosstodon.org

Deming’s 14 Points (for software development)
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"Design quality in, don’t use inspection to find errors. Mistake proof the system.

In a fearful environment, workers do not operate in the organization’s best interest; instead their energies are by necessity focused on self-protection."

#Deming #software_development #management

Last updated 2 years ago

John Hunter · @curiouscat
6 followers · 16 posts · Server fosstodon.org

It is surprising to me how many “knowledge workers” respect Deming ideas but then say his attempts to treat factory workers as thoughtful people who should be respected and involved in improving their processes doesn’t make sense for them because they are “knowledge workers.”

... I think Dr. Deming’s approach to would focuses on the system of profound knowledge...

read my full blog post, Deming and Software Development management.curiouscatblog.net/

#software_development #management #Deming

Last updated 2 years ago

Philip R. Kensche · @picapica
8 followers · 76 posts · Server scicomm.xyz