Comments on: Something Worth Doing http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/ Personal and professional transformations in today's agile world Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Claudio Perrone’s Monologues » Blog Archive » Public speaking? Like a great movie! http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-12875 Claudio Perrone’s Monologues » Blog Archive » Public speaking? Like a great movie! Mon, 05 May 2008 14:22:15 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-12875 [...] fashion. Who said it is going to be easy? It will be my pet project for my next few months, 48 minutes at a time. Tags: agile, creativity [...] […] fashion. Who said it is going to be easy? It will be my pet project for my next few months, 48 minutes at a time. Tags: agile, creativity […]

]]> By: Claudio Perrone http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10711 Claudio Perrone Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:45:04 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10711 Excellent Paul. The simplest techniques and tools are often the most effective. The 48 rule is a form of time boxing, an "invention" that never stops to surprise me. Excellent Paul. The simplest techniques and tools are often the most effective. The 48 rule is a form of time boxing, an “invention” that never stops to surprise me.

]]> By: Paul Gielens http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10701 Paul Gielens Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:21:17 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10701 I wrote an article in at least half the time that it would usually takes me with the 48 minute rule and an old fashioned cooking clock. Very helpful! I wrote an article in at least half the time that it would usually takes me with the 48 minute rule and an old fashioned cooking clock. Very helpful!

]]> By: Colin http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10401 Colin Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:26:52 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10401 Enjoyed the article, ta. The increase in productivity on this blog is a good advertisement for the techniques outlined... :) ... long may it continue! At the risk of being a procrastination-enabler, I recommend the following website for smart critiques of all types of worthwhile games, http://playthisthing.com/ Enjoyed the article, ta. The increase in productivity on this blog is a good advertisement for the techniques outlined… :) … long may it continue!

At the risk of being a procrastination-enabler, I recommend the following website for smart critiques of all types of worthwhile games, http://playthisthing.com/

]]> By: Claudio Perrone http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10050 Claudio Perrone Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:16:52 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10050 Interesting thought Aslam. The points are mostly a form of reward for personal but concrete deliverables. I wonder if your twist is pure evil or a stroke of genius, by the way :-) In any case I'd love to hear the result of your experiment and what list of objectives you would suggest in your specific case. In fact, I have a little idea to explore. It would be amazing if each team member volunteered to came up with such a list. A personal list (private, or otherwise reviewed/public) would help each and everyone to focus on what is their role and personal contribution to the organization. Am I a dreamer, or such dream teams can exist for real? Surprise me. Interesting thought Aslam. The points are mostly a form of reward for personal but concrete deliverables. I wonder if your twist is pure evil or a stroke of genius, by the way :-)
In any case I’d love to hear the result of your experiment and what list of objectives you would suggest in your specific case.

In fact, I have a little idea to explore. It would be amazing if each team member volunteered to came up with such a list. A personal list (private, or otherwise reviewed/public) would help each and everyone to focus on what is their role and personal contribution to the organization. Am I a dreamer, or such dream teams can exist for real? Surprise me.

]]> By: Aslam Khan http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10030 Aslam Khan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:22:27 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10030 Hmmmm... Did you just create a new billing model for consultancies? You know that I head up a consultancy and like all consultancies, we always charge by the hour, no matter how it is disguised ;) We also ask our teams to track time spent on tasks, but that's just for billing purposes. Now, there's two paths here that I need to explore. (a) What if we charged by points? and (b) What if I started analysing points against hours billed? I am definitely going to do this experiment over the next few weeks and will blog my results :) Hmmmm…

Did you just create a new billing model for consultancies? You know that I head up a consultancy and like all consultancies, we always charge by the hour, no matter how it is disguised ;)

We also ask our teams to track time spent on tasks, but that’s just for billing purposes. Now, there’s two paths here that I need to explore. (a) What if we charged by points? and (b) What if I started analysing points against hours billed?

I am definitely going to do this experiment over the next few weeks and will blog my results :)

]]> By: Excellent “Getting Things Done” post at The Social Programmer http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10016 Excellent “Getting Things Done” post at The Social Programmer Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:24:21 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10016 [...] want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Mick Lohan pointed me in the direction of a post over at Claudio Perrone’s [...] […] want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Mick Lohan pointed me in the direction of a post over at Claudio Perrone’s […]

]]> By: Claudio Perrone http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10010 Claudio Perrone Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:39:18 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10010 Eheh you are absolutely right! I actually use the 48 minutes timer mostly when I work from home on some focused project actually. Turning off auto receive, or have a longer pull schedule is another good advice (GTD says that too). Now, if we could be brave enough to schedule our internet access as well ;-) Eheh you are absolutely right! I actually use the 48 minutes timer mostly when I work from home on some focused project actually. Turning off auto receive, or have a longer pull schedule is another good advice (GTD says that too). Now, if we could be brave enough to schedule our internet access as well ;-)

]]> By: Ian Quigley http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10008 Ian Quigley Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:23:16 +0000 http://www.claudioperrone.com/blog/articles/2008/02/14/something-worth-doing/#comment-10008 One thing I find helpful is to turn off "auto receive" for mail etc and close MSN. A problem yet to be solved when you manage a team is when they need your time. You can't say "sorry, my 48minuter timer still has 27 minutes remaining" Right back to work now :-) One thing I find helpful is to turn off “auto receive” for mail etc and close MSN. A problem yet to be solved when you manage a team is when they need your time. You can’t say “sorry, my 48minuter timer still has 27 minutes remaining”

Right back to work now :-)

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