How To Break Work Down
25 Jul 2022 | Product-management
There is a lot that I can say about the magic of breaking work down into workable chunks, but I want to focus on one particular lens in this article.
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26 Truisms I’ve Learned as a Coach
21 Jul 2022 | Archives
A friend of mine asked a group of us for our little sayings that we keep repeating in our heads as we coach organizations and developers. While I have a few tried and true ones, I put together a list of ones on the spot for him based on my experience. Some of these work only in specific contexts; nevertheless, here you go. Here’s a list of truisms that keep me effective.
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We Ain’t Got Time for That
20 Jul 2022 | Leadership
There exists a trait common to most developers and development groups that causes lots of delays and costly mistakes. That trait is when you believe you can figure it out if you have more time.
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Dear Architects, Do Better
19 Jul 2022 | Leadership
Today I’m going to make a few people mad, get a few things that have been bothering me out there, and hopefully, get a few folks to try something a little different.
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Prioritizing for Feedback
15 Jul 2022 | Product-management
There are a lot of prioritization techniques that exist, and it’s worth getting comfortable with a handful of them. Each one has strengths and weaknesses, so having a few you can use rounds out your ability to prioritize.
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Book Review - The Checklist Manifesto
13 Jul 2022 | Leadership
I was talking with some friends the other day about the state of our industry, as we often do, and someone mentioned various problematic metaphors that people use. In particular, the metaphor that software teams should work like a surgical team led by a surgeon. That led to a book recommendation for The Checklist Manifesto. I picked it up, read through it, and thought I’d share my major takeaways.