Author Archives: NancyV

How Does a Cashier Add Value?

Posted on 10 October 2011 by NancyV

Sometimes customers see value in activities that managers view as unimportant. There was a news story on the radio today saying supermarkets are starting to do away with the automatic checkout stations. Why? They listed a number of down sides … Continue reading →

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Embedded Agile is Different from Vanilla Agile

Posted on 10 October 2011 by NancyV

Because I began with embedded Agile, it took me a few years to appreciate what is missing from regular Agile that is important in embedded software and firmware development. I’ve started referring to regular Agile as “plain vanilla Agile”. Plain … Continue reading →

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