tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509893.post9202077642565247550..comments2022-12-13T03:19:10.105-05:00Comments on Living by Design: The 90-9-1 RuleHoward Lenoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04822405577117240936noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509893.post-3735851758645806792008-09-23T20:48:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:48:00.000-04:00Respected SirThis is Amitoj Singh from Punjab Indi...Respected Sir<BR/>This is Amitoj Singh from Punjab India.<BR/>I am lecturer in computer science. I have done MCA (Masters in computer application).<BR/>now i want to peruse my phd on topic<BR/>Social and cultural issues in knowledge transfer in agile teams.<BR/>I want to do it in Indian context.<BR/>but its very hard to find revelant material ..<BR/>I need your help to outline my research path....<BR/>I have seen your paper on : The impact of agile practices on communication<BR/>in software development but it on pasi site cant access it.. can u provide me your paper so that can can gain sometghing from it.<BR/>i cant understand from where to start and where to go also from where i can find relevant material.<BR/>because mostly work is done on agile and social and cultural knowledge transfer individually not in combination..<BR/>So plz help me out.<BR/>can this is right topic for research can you suggest me some alterations .<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/>Regardsamitoj.pbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752201569924711385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509893.post-44303404395210844692008-06-12T09:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T09:40:00.000-04:00Howard, I enjoyed the article. It makes we wonder ...Howard, I enjoyed the article. It makes we wonder if the 90-9-1 rule has a wider applicability beyond online communities. There does seem to be a disproportionate contribution from individuals in more traditional collaborative environments such as with co-located agile teams. The breakdown may not be as severe as the 90-9-1 rule perhaps because people are more comfortable contributing with whiteboards and flipcharts.<BR/>Your suggestion on focusing on Champion, Agent and User roles could help in more traditional environments. A company transitioning to agility could have a “corporate” Agile Champion with one or more Agile Change agents within each agile team. And the Agile Users would be the bulk of the agile team members.<BR/> Hey, maybe they could use a Wiki to align their efforts and could build an online agile community :).Declan Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508236104744356601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509893.post-91771399983817127792008-06-12T04:11:00.000-04:002008-06-12T04:11:00.000-04:00This is a great post. We are sometimes asked how ...This is a great post. We are sometimes asked how to make everyone champions/stars etc. which as you rightly say is missing the point. As I said recently to one CEO, "would you want everyone to act like a CEO"?Jon Mellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274148586653973726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509893.post-20467914184255192082008-06-10T22:56:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:56:00.000-04:00Thanks Stewart, it is also my experience that vibr...Thanks Stewart, it is also my experience that vibrant communities have a large level of participation. However, that participation does vary, and it has been my particular goal to take a new community to a self-organizing and self-managed state as quickly as possible. <BR/><BR/>By identifying the "champions" and helping them do "what they're best at", our efforts are quickly amplified into realizing more comprehensive participation patterns.Howard Lenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822405577117240936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509893.post-10891624295733054562008-06-09T18:41:00.000-04:002008-06-09T18:41:00.000-04:00Howard,Great post! One point about the 90-9-1 rule...Howard,<BR/>Great post! One point about the 90-9-1 rule that I see in my consulting work inside organizations: the ratio is quite different. The ratio trends toward 60% knowledge champions (people who contribute most often), so the focus needs to be on the 40% that contribute occasionally or only passively read content.<BR/><BR/>There's work to be done here, but the existing structure in organizations - unlike online communities on the open web - helps influence people to become more active contributors. For instance, if everyone on your team is using the wiki for meeting agendas & minutes, and you're the lone holdout, the others will encourage you to use the wiki too. They'll do it b/c they don't want that one email they have to deal with from you when everyone else is better connected thanks to the wiki.<BR/><BR/>The key to success is how they do it - if they're hard on you for being slow to switch, you might dig your heels in an refuse to succumb. On the other hand, if they show you how to contribute, and give you some direct support, that may be all you needed to get started in the first place.Stewart Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000299677451309809noreply@blogger.com