Comments on: What management buy-in really means http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/ Mostly about the management of software development Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: lloyd http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4301 lloyd Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:27:25 +0000 http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4301 Yes, apologies for being a little snarky, but my point is that you *are* writing history with this kind of stuff. The story of "how the Guardian became agile" will never be completely written because it involved an awful lot of conversations in corridors not to mention in the Coach and Horses. All I was trying to point out was that there was a reason Simon Waldman supported us, and that was the care we put into how we presented this stuff and its importance. And as you say I took my coat away a long time ago, but I think there's a nice pen of mine hanging around over there.... Yes, apologies for being a little snarky, but my point is that you *are* writing history with this kind of stuff. The story of “how the Guardian became agile” will never be completely written because it involved an awful lot of conversations in corridors not to mention in the Coach and Horses. All I was trying to point out was that there was a reason Simon Waldman supported us, and that was the care we put into how we presented this stuff and its importance.

And as you say I took my coat away a long time ago, but I think there’s a nice pen of mine hanging around over there….

]]> By: Nik http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4230 Nik Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:54:40 +0000 http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4230 Hello, Lloyd. Never occurred to me that I was writing history. In fact there are an awful lot of people not named in this story who played a part. But perhaps that would be a different story. Or at least a much longer one. And what do you mean "I'll get my coat"? You got your coat some time ago (though there'll always be a coat hook here with your name on it). Hello, Lloyd. Never occurred to me that I was writing history. In fact there are an awful lot of people not named in this story who played a part. But perhaps that would be a different story. Or at least a much longer one.

And what do you mean “I’ll get my coat”? You got your coat some time ago (though there’ll always be a coat hook here with your name on it).

]]> By: Jon Rowett’s Workblog » Project Ermintrude http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4227 Jon Rowett’s Workblog » Project Ermintrude Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:24:20 +0000 http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4227 [...] I’ve just finished reading Nik Silver’s blog post on the probable reason for Guardian Media Group CEO Carolyn McCall’s recent use of the word "agile" when outlining the company’s future direction: "What we’ve done so far is our own version of web 1.0, but we want to continue to web 2.0 and what comes after that," Ms McCall added. "We need to be agile and ready to change." [...] [...] I’ve just finished reading Nik Silver’s blog post on the probable reason for Guardian Media Group CEO Carolyn McCall’s recent use of the word "agile" when outlining the company’s future direction: "What we’ve done so far is our own version of web 1.0, but we want to continue to web 2.0 and what comes after that," Ms McCall added. "We need to be agile and ready to change." [...]

]]> By: lloyd http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4173 lloyd Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:12:40 +0000 http://niksilver.com/2007/03/09/what-management-buy-in-really-means/#comment-4173 Well, that's me excised from history then. I'll get my coat... Well, that’s me excised from history then. I’ll get my coat…

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