I debug, refactor, and optimize IT companies. And jam alot too.
Henrik Kniberg
Stop Starting, Start Finishing – slides from Aggro Pekuliar
April 12, 2013 – 9:52 am
Hi! Here are my slides Stop Starting, Start Finishing from Aggro Pekuliar. Thanks for attending! And what a cool conference, nice to hang out with a bunch of non-techies for a change 
Crisp DNA spreads to New Zealand!
March 21, 2013 – 12:43 pm
Sometimes people approach us at Crisp, and ask if we would consider starting a subsiduary in country X or Y.
We normally respond with something like “Sounds cool! But we are a Stockholm company and don’t want the hassle of running a multinational corporation, not unless we see a clear and strong benefit (and we haven’t so far). But if you like our model, feel free to just go ahead and start up a Crisp-like company in your city. Here is how we work, copy & adapt as you like, there is no reason for our two companies to be statically and legally linked together. We’re just happy to see the ideas spread.”
About a year ago Sandy Mamoli came from a long way (New Zealand) and visited the Crisp office to discuss our model. Actually,we’ve bumped into each other at a number of conferences around the world, sharing ideas discussing different ways of running consulting organizations.
Now she’s gone ahead and done it: started a company based on the Crisp model. Way cool! Looking forward to seeing how it works out, and maybe stealing some ideas back as they evolve our concept
Check it out:
http://nomad8.com/how-nomad8-works
Stop Starting, Start Finishing! My slides on how to improve your life.
March 14, 2013 – 12:18 pm
Here are the slides from my keynote Stop Starting, Start Finishing, from the LeanKanban Nordic conference.
Thanks for the great response! It seems like this was exactly the type of stuff people needed to hear! Some of the most tweeted quotes from the presentation:
- “Organizations with slack are faster than organizations where the goal is to keep people busy all the time.”
- “Those who can’t say no to anything, are those who burn-out and must say no to everything”
- “Time is free! You get 24hrs per day!”
- “I wanted a long term client because then I can see the consequences of the bad advice I’m giving” (hmmm…. maybe I shouldn’t have said that… lol)
- This tweet warmed my heart: “@henrikkniberg has totally done it for me today. I need to change my life! #sssf13″
Below are some sample slides. I had a lot of fun drawing the pics for this presentation! Thanks for giving me an excuse to waste spend time on that
Oh, and before you ask. I used ArtRage (software) and Intuos5 (drawing tablet).
Experiment: Do kids really want school?
February 23, 2013 – 4:00 pm
Over lunch, the kids were griping a bit about how the winter vacation is too short, and how it should be MUCH longer! The vacation should be several weeks, or months, or even years! Imagine that!
So Mr Evil Coach Dad decided to try an idea on them
How to build the Right Thing
February 12, 2013 – 10:13 am
The software industry is going through a shift of mindset.
Agile basically solved the problem of how to deliver software. Most any company that applies an agile method and mindset can get working software out the door. Now, the biggest waste in software development seems to be building the wrong product, or the wrong features.
“There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency that which should not be done at all” -Peter Drucker
This insight has given rise to methods and techniques such as Lean Startup, Impact Mapping, Story Mapping, Feature Injection, etc. But is there a common denominator, a set of underlying principles?
On Feb 11, Gojko Adzic organized a full-day meetup in London with people deeply engaged in this issue, people like Jeff Patton, Mary Poppendieck, Ingrid Domingues, Chris Matts and others who have been inventing and spreading techniques for dealing with the how-to-build-the-right-stuff issue.
It was a very inspiring day! We compared our different approaches and experiences, extracted the core principles, and (to our surprise) managed to condense it into this shared message:
Great results happen when:
1. People know why they are doing their work.
2. Organizations focus on outcomes and impacts rather than features.
3. Teams decide what to do next based on immediate and direct feedback from the use of their work.
4. Everyone cares.
There. So now just go do it!
Actually, if you want a more detailed description of each point see Gojko’s post.
Posts from the other participants:
- Gojko Adzic – The February Revolution
- Karl Scotland – Heuristics for building the Right Thing
Full participant list (in no particular order): Gojko Adzic, Mary Poppendieck, Gabrielle Benefield, Tom Poppendieck, Gordon Weir, Henrik Kniberg, Jeff Patton, Ingrid Domingues, Karl Scotland, Russ Miles, Christian Hassa, Dulce Goncalves, Aaron Sanders, Shadi Almviken, Chris Matts, Olaf Lewitz and Matthias Edinger.
Scaling Agile @ Spotify (JFokus slides)
February 6, 2013 – 12:21 pm
