Logbook, diary, journal, bitacora... there many names for the same practice: write down what you do. This practice has been used among sailors and scientists for centuries, for good reasons. Nowadays there are plenty of tools to keep track of what you do but I haven't seen anything as powerful as a team, a project … Continue reading Logbook, a great practice for distributed teams, long term projects and products.
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The Remote Journey: references to start
Introduction I started my professional career in an archipelago and I have been involved in Open Source for years so managing remote software related teams, departments and even organizations has been the default for me. I have been also working as consultant in a remote-friendly environment and now I am working at MBition remotely. I … Continue reading The Remote Journey: references to start
Interview candidates with an Open Source background
I often say that there are two actions that define the line management role: one-on-ones and hiring people. This is specially true in growing organizations. If you nail these two actions, you have a good chance to truly influence, the ultimate goal, in my view, of any line manager. One of the common strategies to … Continue reading Interview candidates with an Open Source background
Contributor License Agreement and Developer Certificate of Origin references
The article provides links that could work as an input for a discussion related with CLA / DCO.
Akademy 2019 is over.
Akademy 2019 took place in Milan, IT, at the University of Milano Bicocca from 7th to 13th of September. I arrived on Friday 6th and left Milan on Tuesday 10th. Akademy 2019 group photo This year Akademy was a little bit different for me. I joined MBition recently to push Open Source and, giving the … Continue reading Akademy 2019 is over.
Going to Akademy together with MBition
I will be at Akademy 2019 in Milano, IT for a few days. I am not going alone, Julia JK König. from MBition, will be there with me during the first two days. MBition is still in the learning phase as organization when it comes to Open Source, but the enthusiasm among my colleagues, including … Continue reading Going to Akademy together with MBition
Agile On The Beach: my first time
During 2017 and 2018 I got several interesting references at events like Scale Summit and pipelineconf about an interesting event in the south-west of England about lean, agile and continuous delivery that got my attention. I decided that I could not miss it in 2019. 2019 edition of Agile On The Beach was the 9th … Continue reading Agile On The Beach: my first time
A new door opens: MBition GmbH
This month of June I have started a new adventure. I have joined MBition, GmbH, a 100% owned subsidiary of Daimler AG focused on ... "MBition focuses on Infotainment-Software, Navigation-Software, Cloud-Software and UI-Software. " (extracted from the MBition website). Automotive is one of those industries that is going through disruptive changes. I think it is … Continue reading A new door opens: MBition GmbH
OpenSouthCode 2019 recap and new information added to my site
OpenSouthCode 2019 recap OpenSouthCode is a FLOSS event that takes place in Málaga, Spain, every year. I have written about it before: Preview of the 2017 edition (in Spanish). Summary of the 2018 edition, among other events. The event tool place this year in a new venue, significantly better than the previous one, in my … Continue reading OpenSouthCode 2019 recap and new information added to my site
J On The Beach: a great event
I have been at many software events and have helped or have been part of the organization in a few of them. Based on that experience and the fact that I have participated in the last two editions, let me tell you that J On The Beach is a great event. The main factors that … Continue reading J On The Beach: a great event
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