harrison, there are some things posted at http://www.globalchicago.net/ost ...almost at the bottom of the page, about open space and agile software development. many similarities. i'd be glad to have a conversation with this guy, as well, to help make connections. m
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:13:42 -0500, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > When last heard from, the young manager was in some major state of > dis-repair, not to mention confusion. He feels much better now, thanks to > everybody's suggestions, and wishes to report that his progress towards > enlightenment is small but steady. However, he still has a job to do - and > despite some reservations, actually enjoys his job. But he surely could use > some help in terms of practical strategy and tactics. Specifically, he has > just been given an assignment to develop a new piece of software for a > client. If he can do it - it will be right at the cutting edge, and he just > loves the challenge. But - how to get there from here? > > He knows all about playing by the old rules which require a project plan, > budget, staffing levels, milestones, evaluation and testing procedure, and > all the rest. But, what about all this "self-organizing" stuff? How do you > play by the new rules? What are they? And last but not least - how do you > rationalize what you have done under the new rules so that it looks like the > "old rules" have been observed? This last part may seem sneaky and > dishonest, but my young manager friend really likes his job. But he did > confide in me that he is thinking about going out on his own. However, his > mortgage, wife and kids make him a little nervous. > > So he sure could use your help! > > Harrison > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, Maryland 20845 > Phone 301-365-2093 > > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> > > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm > [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates http://www.michaelherman.com ...inviting people and whole organizations into movement Small Change News Network http://www.smallchangenews.org ...linking active givers and gifted activists to make a bigger difference * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
