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In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

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Recognize how much of your thinking is still subtly influenced by a mechanical perspective in organizations . like network patterning, mood, safety, social contact and social influence?—?than social influence is that much stronger. than on individual traits. Groupthink and what we’ve seen at UBER ), others will soon follow.

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How To Base Your Beliefs About Agile On Evidence

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This post is for anyone who wants to inspire, change or influence others through their efforts as professionals, with emphasis on the latter. I think you should read this post, and take it to heart when you write content that is aimed at influencing others. What is the optimal size of a team? Is scaling always a bad idea?

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Software Estimating Resources

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Nobel Approaches & Practical Applications, AIT 2011. A conversation around the analysis of the SiP effort estimation dataset,” Derek M. “Generalized Agile Estimation Method,” Shilpa Bhalerao and Maya Ingle, Proceeding of the International Conference on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology 2011. 3, July 2011.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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The Influence of Selection Bias on Effort Overruns in Software Development Projects,” Magne Jørgensen, Simula Research Laboratory & Institute of Informatics , University of Oslo. Improving Subjective Estimations Using Paired Comparisons,” Eduardo Miranda, IEEE Software Magazine, Vol. The Future of Systems-and Software Development.