May 15, 2020
When we think our latest effort at something was truly, horribly, the worst possible outcome, it really wasn’t that bad. When we ask someone for their opinion, it’s generally better than our own. We are hardest on ourselves. It wasn’t that bad. It’s just not as good as it was in your head. But it’s better than what others are working towards. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US).
May 14, 2020
And whether you do it in isolation, quarantine or whatever, it will still be there when you are ready to start. No sense beating yourself up over something you’ve yet to start on your own, with your team or as a company. It might be that it’s just not the right time. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US).
May 13, 2020
I can’t take the credit for this – a good friend mentioned this when talking about client work that he does and it reminds me of the work that sometimes you “have to do” because the client “says they need it”. But what that work really does, is enable them to keep doing things badly. Maybe it’s a fear of change, maybe a few of something new or maybe they like doing it this way because that is the habit that they generated (bad habits are easier to set then the good ones). But at the end of the day,
May 12, 2020
An excuse to not do the work you have been doing to date and to do it right. Agile is not getting into a Tesla, dropping the hammer and seeing how fast you can go when you don’t even have a license to begin with. Agile is about iterations and delivering value. If you are not delivering value in every iteration, then it doesn’t matter how fast you are going, you have missed the point. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US).
May 11, 2020
Years ago, I was working on software that had to be tested against multiple audio mics and headsets. We were interested in seeing what the experience would be and whether we could recommend it to our customers. I remember doing a demo with our sales manager, we were on a call chatting away when he popped up behind me to show how his bluetooth headset was working. This worked for our little impromptu demo with each other. This wouldn’t work for one of his sales calls, to show up behind me and tap me on the shoulder to come into
