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If only I would have studied computer science in college I would have earned twice as much as I am earning today. If Modi would have been born in the era of Nehru, India would have been a developed country today. If Hitler would have died in the assassination attempt there would have been no holocaust. If Kennedy wouldn't have been shot then America would have seen far more development. If I would have brought that stock 5 years ago for $10,000, I would have been a millionaire today. If ... How many times you have come across similar phrases? Sometimes you would have felt that you have let a huge opportunity pass right under your nose. Or maybe if you'd have done things differently you would have been in better circumstance than what you are in now. There is a possibility that it would have come true exactly as you have predicted. But there is a much larger probability that it would not have happened exactly the way you would have thought it will. There are two probl...
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The Scale Problem

Someone asked me a logical question in a party - Suppose you are able to fold a newspaper 100 times , how much thick would that bundle be? He also dropped us a hint - remember, each time you fold it, it doubles in thickness - so answer judiciously. Assume for now that in fact you can fold it 100 times without running out of paper. Of course we cannot work out without a calculator. But remember, it is an exercise on how your brain comprehends such a problem. We were asked to take a guess. We did, but before you read any further - pause and think - What would your guess be? Some of us guessed that it would be as thick as a brick. One guy said 4 stories tall. Someone with a scientific outlook suggested that it might extend upto the sun from the earth, drawing many disdainful eyes. So, what was your guess? The way most people thought even after being given the hint, was that it would be 100 times (or 100x) the thickness of the newspaper. You might think that the claim that the thick...
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A treatise on Measuring Agile Performance

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Introduction       Measuring Agile sounds like an oxymoron, Isn't it? Why would you like to collect metrics on projects that follow the 'Agile' methodology? Do you really need to measure some aspects of your project? You have a product owner, the scrum master and the end users who would ultimately define the quality of your software. They are responsible folks and they would track the work. No metrics needed. Also, would this not take away the flexibility that 'Agile' proclaims? Well, yes and no! I'd rather take the middle path.        Yes - because many organizations require that the team members 'generate' metrics that the management can ingest and track the performance. The organizations overburden the teams to track the metrics that is not relevant for the project. In doing so the agile stops being agile and starts resembling the heavily metric based development methodology like the CMMi. Now, I am not proclaiming that CMMi or other simila...
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