{"id":3115,"date":"2018-08-11T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T08:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2018-08-11T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T08:20:27","slug":"thanks-jerry-weinberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/2018\/08\/thanks-jerry-weinberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks Jerry Weinberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have worked in IT for some time, you will have come across the name <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_Weinberg\">Jerry Weinberg (Gerald M Weinberg)<\/a>. I first came across Jerry when I first read his book, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2McyVui\">The Secrets of Consulting<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221; Jerry impacts great wisdom through his use of stories. He shared his knowledge generously with our industry and set a great example.<\/p>\n<p>He was a prolific writer and I was lucky to inherit many of his books when a contact moved house. I devoured them rapidly, learning much in the process. As a proud Systems Thinker, I enjoyed &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MczZ1g\">An Introduction to General Systems Thinking<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221; As someone passionate Technical Leadership, I inhaled, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vCeAV1\">Becoming a Technical Leader<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221; I refer and recommend many of his books time and time again.<\/p>\n<p>I never had the opportunity to meet Jerry but I met many people who he had personally influenced. I heard amazing things about the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoq.com\/news\/2011\/12\/ayeconf2011\">Amplify Your Effective (AYE)<\/a>&#8221; conference. I felt people who frequented the AYE conference came away with more drive to have a greater impact. I regret not taking the one opportunity I had to take part, given the wrong timing and place in my life.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who believes in agile values, I was lucky to meet Norm Kerth. I forgot he co-authored the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M6eUWt\">Project Retrospectives<\/a>&#8221; book with Jerry Weinberg. Continuous improvement is the basis for better organisations, teams and processes. Call it retrospectives, kaizen or some other name. I count myself lucky for reading this early on in my career.<\/p>\n<p>We stand on the shoulders of giants. Jerry was definitely a giant among giants. In the world of software we often have a negative association with the word, &#8220;legacy.&#8221; We forget that sometimes that legacy can be a good thing. I am particularly grateful for the legacy Jerry left behind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have worked in IT for some time, you will have come across the name Jerry Weinberg (Gerald M Weinberg). I first came across Jerry when I first read his book, &#8220;The Secrets of Consulting.&#8221; Jerry impacts great wisdom through his use of stories. 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