Software defects in quantitative investment funds

There was an interesting article in the New York Times over the weekend about software defects in quant funds. Quantitative funds (also know as Black Box funds) are investment funds in which investment decisions are determined by elaborate software algorithms.
Over the last 10 years investors have put vast sums of money with quant [...]

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Sydney Scrum Training and some nice mind maps

Co-training can be either a joy or a burden depending on the interaction between the trainings. I’ve been on the receiving end of a few bad experiences, and so I typically prepare for the worst. And so, it was a pleasant surprise when my most recent Sydney ScrumMaster training went exceptionally smoothly.
I was co-training with [...]

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[From the Archives] There can be only one Scrum

I‘ve been blogging about Scrum and Agile software development since 2005, and you can find my older work on my personal website. Some of the material has proven to be very popular over the years. So, in an effort to share this the material with a wider audience I’ve decided to start a series featuring [...]

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Melbourne Scrum training, and the Zombies versus Martians board game!

Melbourne is probably the most European of Australia’s major cities. The downtown, or Central Business District (CBD), is compact and littered with small independent restaurants, coffee shops and fashion boutiques. I really enjoy sitting in the coffee shops and watching the different characters come and go; the students, the techies, the bohemians and the office [...]

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Shanghai Scrum Gathering and CSM course

Scrum Gatherings have been happening with regular frequency in North America and Europe for the last few years … and now they’re in China. The very first Scrum Gathering was held in Shanghai on April 19th. This was also the week that Eyjafjallajökull decided to spew ash all over Northern Europe causing the cancellation of [...]

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