Management

Is Poland Christ of Nations?

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Cultural perspectives , Management practices

I recently came across a very interesting article about the pitfalls of the Polish style of management and its historical roots. It is more generic than just IT but includes aspects of participatory management, such as Agile practices. If you understand Polish, you can read the article here.

Simple, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic Systems, in Other Words Cynefin. And How Does It Relate to Software Development?

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Software development , Agile practices , Complexity theory

Intro

You might have already come across terms such as complex systems, complicated systems, or complex adaptive systems; especially, if you have read Management 3.0 by Jurgen Appelo or heard about Ken Schwaber’s ideas about the applicability of Scrum. It might sound intriguing, but finding logic in it is difficult without some background theory. This is the point at which Dave Snowden’s Cynefin concept comes in handy. This concept is based on complex systems theory, anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and, last but not least, cognitive psychology.

Self-Organization - A Myth?

• Mariusz Sieraczkiewicz
• Agile practices , Management

The entire Agile community (and not just Agile) loudly discusses organization. I have the impression that for some time, we’ve been trying to find the holy grail that will allow us to answer the question: “How to manage without managing?”. This time, I’ll play the devil’s advocate.