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Jim McCarthy made that observation while he was a manager at Microsoft (not a management consultant, though after he left MS he became one). He's absolutely ri
by parasubvert 10y ago
Jim McCarthy made that observation while he was a manager at Microsoft (not a management consultant, though after he left MS he became one). He's absolutely right - dudes alone in a room all too often are doing the wrong thing very effectively.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1416996.Dynamics_of_Software_Development http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1416996.Dynamics_of_Softw...
- jon-wood 10y agoThat feels pretty resolvable without forcing everyone to work in each other's lap wearing huge headphones. In my experience daily standups are often enough to keep everyone on the same page and make sure no one is dashing off in the wrong direction.