September 9, 2020
Make a Little Noise
There is a lot going on in the world. In your office. In your team. And all I can think of today. Is that maybe it’s a good time… To make a little noise.
Articles for category: Delivery
September 7, 2020
The Giveback
Last week I was reflecting on all the amazing topics and conversations we have had over with Remotely Prepared and all the great (and appreciative) feedback I have had on Code Your Way Up. To say that it has been easy launching both before and during a pandemic would be an understatement. Through that, I have found the “real work” to occur after what I look back on as the “fun work” which is the building of the product – the podcast, the book. The “real work” being getting it out there and getting the messages for both to connect
September 1, 2020
Demos Gonna Break
I spent close to 2 hours recording demos this morning. I finished the first one (about 25 minutes in length), when my last failure case blew up. I could have sent it out as is, but it would have been a bit empty handed seeing as how we the first 23 minutes were a lead up to the last 2 minutes. I feel like this is a lot of 2020 right now. Putting in a lot of planning, trying to get things perfect, hoping everything lines up and than BOOM – you’re two steps back trying to figure your way
August 26, 2020
The Project Event
There is a moment in every project where an event occurs that stops the project in it’s tracks. It can be a good thing – “we don’t need to do this” or a bad thing – “someone is asking us to stop”. Whatever it is, it is a defining event in the delivery of the project and the team. What happens in that time defines how the project will succeed, where it will go and what the team will be able to accomplish. It is the event, it is the moment that will be looked upon in the project that
August 19, 2020
Where do the Gaps Exist?
It’s good to take a day off here and there. Not only to recharge your batteries but to see what your team is able to do in your absence. What do they pick up? What do they own? What gets dropped? What falls through the cracks? How many emails do you come back to needing an urgent reply? Where does the team need more support? In short, where are the gaps and what do you need to do to fill them in so you can find the new gaps.
