Day: January 21, 2016

Reviews, Appraisals and Incentives

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Author: Gene Gendel I wanted to start this discussion with Wikipedia definition of Performance Appraisal: “A performance appraisal (PA), also referred to as a performance review, performance evaluation,[1] (career) development discussion,[2] or employee appraisal[3] is a method by which the job performance of an employee is documented and evaluated. Performance appraisals are a part of … Read more

From Tickets to Trust: How Jira’s Issue Model Enables Lean, Transparent Software Delivery

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In many organizations, tools like Jira, Rally, Version1, VSTS, Azure DevOps and similar, are still treated as administrative systems—places where work is logged after the fact while “real” planning and reporting happen elsewhere, in spreadsheets, heavy .ppt slide decks, and carefully curated status updates. This separation creates friction, delays, and often a quiet erosion of … Read more