Comments for Joe Ocampo's Blog http://lostechies.com/joeocampo Tales from the field... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on A Discussion on Domain Driven Design: Value Objects by anonymous http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/04/23/a-discussion-on-domain-driven-design-value-objects/#comment-915 anonymous Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:43:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/04/23/a-discussion-on-domain-driven-design-value-objects.aspx#comment-915 The images are missing on this page? The images are missing on this page?

]]> Comment on PTOM: The Open Closed Principle by Ravi Mukkavilli http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2008/03/21/ptom-the-open-closed-principle/#comment-903 Ravi Mukkavilli Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:41:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2008/03/21/ptom-the-open-closed-principle.aspx#comment-903 Great post. Internet is lacking examples like these on OOD principles. One question though. Is there any reason to create a Filter method in ProductFilterSpecification class when we can as well expose ApplyFilter method.  Great post. Internet is lacking examples like these on OOD principles. One question though. Is there any reason to create a Filter method in ProductFilterSpecification class when we can as well expose ApplyFilter method. 

]]> Comment on Matrix Resource Management and Agile by Anonymous http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2008/06/23/matrix-resource-management-and-agile/#comment-900 Anonymous Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:59:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2008/06/23/matrix-resource-management-and-agile.aspx#comment-900 The reporting structures can still stay in tact. The only difference is that the review process changes to allow feedback from others on the individuals performance within the team structure. Self organization towards a project goal does not negate the individuals manager from growing the individual in their career. Think professional sports. Each position has their own coach to help them grow as an athlete but come game time everyone comes together as one team. Dependent upon their performance at game time and the individuals direct coach will determine the viability of the athlete going forward. The reporting structures can still stay in tact. The only difference is that the review process changes to allow feedback from others on the individuals performance within the team structure. Self organization towards a project goal does not negate the individuals manager from growing the individual in their career.

Think professional sports. Each position has their own coach to help them grow as an athlete but come game time everyone comes together as one team. Dependent upon their performance at game time and the individuals direct coach will determine the viability of the athlete going forward.

]]> Comment on Matrix Resource Management and Agile by Kevin Reilly http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2008/06/23/matrix-resource-management-and-agile/#comment-899 Kevin Reilly Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:26:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2008/06/23/matrix-resource-management-and-agile.aspx#comment-899 Joe, I'm fully bought into the value of cross-functional project teams.  The value seems pretty clear to me. But how does a company manage formal, functional reporting?  If an agile team has 1 scrum master, 1 DBA, 1 UI developer, and 3 Java developers, who does these people report to?  Who manages their reviews, salary adjustments, bonuses, etc.? Agile is pretty clear that teams should be "self-organizing" but these teams often live in organizations that have more formal practices.  How does these things co-exist? Joe,

I’m fully bought into the value of cross-functional project teams.  The value seems pretty clear to me.

But how does a company manage formal, functional reporting?  If an agile team has 1 scrum master, 1 DBA, 1 UI developer, and 3 Java developers, who does these people report to?  Who manages their reviews, salary adjustments, bonuses, etc.?

Agile is pretty clear that teams should be “self-organizing” but these teams often live in organizations that have more formal practices.  How does these things co-exist?

]]> Comment on Agile vs. Traditional Development Cost Models …Maybe by N Horton http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/20/agile-vs-traditional-development-cost-models-maybe/#comment-897 N Horton Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:48:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/20/agile-vs-traditional-development-cost-models-maybe.aspx#comment-897  Joe, I would like to reference this post in a paper that I am writing for my Master's class in CIS.  How may I obtain the high-res images of the graphs you have used to here? Thanks Nathan n.horton@comcast.net  Joe, I would like to reference this post in a paper that I am writing for my Master’s class in CIS.  How may I obtain the high-res images of the graphs you have used to here?

Thanks
Nathan
n.horton@comcast.net

]]> Comment on Agile vs. Traditional Development Cost Models …Maybe by N Horton http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/20/agile-vs-traditional-development-cost-models-maybe/#comment-879 N Horton Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/20/agile-vs-traditional-development-cost-models-maybe.aspx#comment-879 Joe, can you fix the links for the images in this post " Agile vs. Traditional Development Cost Models …Maybe"  The article is interesting and I would like to view the links to take a look at the graphs also Joe, can you fix the links for the images in this post ”
Agile vs. Traditional Development Cost Models …Maybe”  The article is interesting and I would like to view the links to take a look at the graphs also

]]> Comment on Pablo’s Fiesta – Thank you! by Chad Myers http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2011/10/02/pablos-fiesta-thank-you/#comment-878 Chad Myers Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:55:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/?p=144#comment-878 Kudos to John Teague who did a lot of the leg work and planning for this event, all while Austin CodeCamp was going on, too! Great job, John, and all the los techies folks who helped out! Kudos to John Teague who did a lot of the leg work and planning for this event, all while Austin CodeCamp was going on, too! Great job, John, and all the los techies folks who helped out!

]]> Comment on A Discussion on Domain Driven Design: Entities by Aarti http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/04/15/a-discussion-on-domain-driven-design-entities/#comment-859 Aarti Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:02:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/04/14/a-discussion-on-domain-driven-design-entities.aspx#comment-859 Very nice article on DDD.  Easy to understand for a beginner like me. Very nice article on DDD.  Easy to understand for a beginner like me.

]]> Comment on A Discussion on Domain Driven Design: Entities by Max http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/04/15/a-discussion-on-domain-driven-design-entities/#comment-857 Max Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:30:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/04/14/a-discussion-on-domain-driven-design-entities.aspx#comment-857 The links to pictures are broken, sadly... The links to pictures are broken, sadly…

]]> Comment on My issues with the term "Scrum Master" by Roberto http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2008/06/07/my-issues-with-the-term-quot-scrum-master-quot/#comment-851 Roberto Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:20:00 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2008/06/07/my-issues-with-the-term-quot-scrum-master-quot.aspx#comment-851 Joe, your comments are true for CSM as for any other certification.  Some people are good at taking tests but does not mean it translates into good practitioners, in this case, they don't even have to take a test, just warm up a chair for two days is enough, so anybody with a temperature over 86 degrees qualifies.  Certifications are a way of saving  time by discrimitating who can take your time during the interview, but it is the organizations responsibility to ascertain whether the person applying for the job is a good fit for the organization and for the tasks request from him/her.  Organizations are cutting down organization size in the name of "optimizing" but just cutting the number is not enough.  Managers have less time to conduct interviews and are not properly prepared or trained, so organizations rely heavily on certifications when they should train interviewers to do a better job of filtering and select the correct applicant. Joe, your comments are true for CSM as for any other certification.  Some people are good at taking tests but does not mean it translates into good practitioners, in this case, they don’t even have to take a test, just warm up a chair for two days is enough, so anybody with a temperature over 86 degrees qualifies.  Certifications are a way of saving  time by discrimitating who can take your time during the interview, but it is the organizations responsibility to ascertain whether the person applying for the job is a good fit for the organization and for the tasks request from him/her.  Organizations are cutting down organization size in the name of “optimizing” but just cutting the number is not enough.  Managers have less time to conduct interviews and are not properly prepared or trained, so organizations rely heavily on certifications when they should train interviewers to do a better job of filtering and select the correct applicant.

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