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QWAN - Systemic thinking for sustainable software development

We are Quality Without A Name, an initiative of pragmatic practitioners. We train and mentor teams, coach individuals and carry out bespoke development projects. We specialize in agile and lean software development.

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Our Services

Consultancy & mentoring

We take a holistic, systemic approach to grow your development organization. An effective software development organization needs to attend to technical skills, agile processes, team organization, and personal growth.

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Training

We deliver courses on (agile) software development. Small groups, intensive courses, hands on, VERY interactive ... & fun!

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Software development

Have we mentioned that we're software developers? We are. And we're passionate about the quality of our work. We believe that for sustainable development, we need state-of-the-art practices like test driven development, continuous integration and relentless refactoring.

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Our Blog

There is no neutral position

In any complex systems, there is no neutral position. We cannot take a neutral stance in a complex system like a team, group, organisation, or with a partner.When I am part of a system, I will have influence on this system, whether I intend it or not. Even if I try to place myself ‘outside’ the system, or stand on the sidelines, or “just watch”, I’m still part of the system. “Standing on the sideline” will influence the others, usually with unintended consequences.

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Announcing QWAN Tracker

QWAN Tracker is task tracker for small, fast moving teams. For people who do the work, by people who do the work. It lets you quickly jot down things you think need doing as you are working, so you can stay focused on the task at hand. Keyboard navigation, and live sync so your partners stay in the loop.

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The 4 plus 1 Rules of Simple Design

We strive for simple code. It is something we pay attention to in the Refactoring step of the Test Driven Development cycle. But what is “simple”? How do we stay away from discussions about taste or “simplicity is in the eye of the beholder?”.

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Our Team

Marc Evers

Marc Evers

consulting developer
Willem van den Ende

Willem van den Ende

developing consultant
Rob Westgeest

Rob Westgeest

developing developers

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Phone:

+31 6 44 55 000 3 (Marc)
+31 6 457 76 328 (Rob)
+44 743 8651 672 (Willem)

NL Office:

Ypelaerstraat 7
5081 BS Hilvarenbeek
The Netherlands

NL Office:

Weidehoeve 9
3438 MD Nieuwegein
The Netherlands

UK Office:

The Guild
High Street
Bath BA1 5EB
United Kingdom

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