Tuesday, October 16, 2007

My friends have been assimilated, uh...I mean, Linked-In

Last month, I announced that I had started networking with other Scrum enthusiasts via the new business networking site, LinkedIn. Now, a short 30 days later, most of my friends and business associates have been assimilated as well.

Check out what I paid some of them to say about me there...

“When HL took leadership of Decade's .NET software development project (of which our product is an important component) there was new clarity, direction, and resulting progress. I personally appreciate HL's directness, commitment, and professionalism.” September 19, 2007

Ward Bell, V.P., IdeaBlade, Inc

Borg Crew

“I've been a pal of HL's for several years. Every year or so we exchange emails on a technical topic or just to touch base. He's a real nice guy.” September 20, 2007

Danny Thorpe, Borland Software Corporation

“HL has incredible personality. He likes working with people and for people. HL possesses a good mix of technical and artistic capabilities that help him to lead the team towards reaching the goal. As a manager, he demonstrated a great deal of political maneuverability and at the same time the closeness to developers. As a result, the company received the great product completed in time and in accordance with specifications.” October 7, 2007

Leonid Bogdanov, Computer Programmer/Analyst

“HL is an excellent software engineer and development manager. He understands the technical and business aspects of developing software applications.” September 19, 2007

Ian Duffield, Consultant, Sierra Business Consultants

“Insightful and eager to learn are HL strengths, relevant in the always changing software development business.” September 19, 2007

Marco Cantu', Author



“HL's team leadership, along with an ability to manage and improve internal processes, make quality results a staple at Decade Software.” October 6, 2007

John Speer, Implementation Specialist

“HL and I lead and manage different teams, and work together on the same Leadership Team. HL is a walking encyclopedia of information of all types. He quick to initiate or accept change when necessary to ignite a team. HL has introduced and successfully implemented new, and exciting techniques, processes, development methodologies, and leadership strategies to our software development company.” September 22, 2007

John Jensen, Client Services Manager, Decade Software Company

“Usually it is a rare opportunity to have a manager who is a good professional and gets a bright personality at the same time. Plus if he still remembers time when he was one of us, that almost never happens. But I enjoyed such opportunity, when HL was my manager in Decade Software.” September 21, 2007

Vladimir Mikhalyov, Software programmer

“HL is able to bring focus to a project and get results. He has always been a voice for the end-user and can translate these requirements into sensible engineering goals and deliverables.” September 19, 2007

Albert Wang, Founder, CEO, IdeaBlade

“HL has successfully implemented Agile management and development practices which have resulted in a successful product rollout for Decade Software.” September 19, 2007

Jeff Doolittle, CTO, SJV Technology Group, LLC

“HL is a highly-skilled and knowledgeable software project manager. He is generous with his knowledge.” September 19, 2007

Mike Dodson, President, SJV Technology Group, LLC

“I've found HL to be an analytical thinker and a great communicator. For example, he quickly included QA activities as an integral part of his teams Sprint/Iterations. This is usually a significant transition step for teams adopting Scrum, and I was pleasantly surprised by how he encouraged the team to quickly and effectively make the transition. Finally, I'd like to say that I've greatly enjoyed reading his blog!” September 19, 2007

Kane Mar, Agile Coach/Scrum Master, Danube Technologies, Inc

“HL has a great managerial style. I have enjoyed watching him introduce and implement scrum in our development department, and can say that is has proven very successful in a large part due to his dedication and his passion for improving our development process.” September 18, 2007

Patrick Glaspey, Developer

“HL is skilled at developing and maintaining processes that keep his teams running smoothly and efficiently. His confidence and positive attitude make working for/with him a pleasure.” September 17, 2007

Mark Harmon, Programmer


No comments: