We had an excellent overview of an agile iterative process at work. The current project manager has a very good grip on it. He has had years of good experience with agile, scrum, etc. He explained it nicely.
Here at Ask, that was one of the big surprises when I came here. I expected a very good process. I expected top-level guys. I was dissapointed. We’re doing things in an ad-hoc way. That’s not a good way. That’s not how a good caliber software company should work.
But because of this. Because the company is used to doing things this way, there is a lot of resistance in the air. A lot of pressure to stick with the way it is. Not good. But I’m curious to see what the new guy is going to do. If he’s not succesfull, in my opinion, he’s going to be gone soon. We’ll see.
I’m still thinking about the possibility of going into the NY startup, TechSmart Solutions. It’s a big gamble. Sure, I’ll be in charge. I will be managing the team overseas. But is it really worth it for me? What am I gaining?
Nonetheles, I’m kind of excited about the position. If the work that we’ll be doing is exciting, then what else do I need? I do think that I’m going to be compansated for the risk. If not, I’ll probably stay where I am now. I am going to NY to see how it looks.