Articles for category: Delivery

September 10, 2018

Greg Thomas

It’s Not A Bug

Said by every developer ever. “It can’t be a bug if I never had the requirements.” “It can’t be a bug if it never existed in the first place.” “It can’t be a bug because no one else is complaining about it” All valid answers. As well as opportunities to invent a new work item type that removes the stress from finding a feature at the last minute and lightens the mental state of the delivery team. Hot Feature Cold Pack Roadkill Red Alert Pick one or create your own and at the end of release – do a round-up

September 7, 2018

Greg Thomas

Stop Solutioning

I think this term is used in reference to someone who is trying to “codify” a solution when they are not a coder. I more prefer to think of it as someone who is trying to fix something without knowing what the problem is – so they “solution” away – hoping to get there at some point.

September 6, 2018

Greg Thomas

What is Success?

Doing the work that you don’t really want to do but is paramount for you to do so you can focus on what will take you there. In other words: You are not going to get away from all the mundane tasks that go along with your startup when you start out (and there are many). This is a test. The test is whether you are dedicated enough to put in the effort to do an exemplary job on the mundane before you get to the cool stuff.  

August 15, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Hot Feature

The Hot Feature is the greatest piece of code ever realized. It starts off as a bug. But not just any but, a customer bug. And not just any bug, but a customer “going bananas, hard to find but oh so good” bug that threatens their use of your product going forward. So you promise to fix the bug. But when you look at the bug, it’s not a bug at all, it’s something new (perhaps life, but probably not), it’s a feature. So now what do you do? You roll-out the hot feature – no matter how big it

August 10, 2018

Greg Thomas

We Do Things Differently

We have super standards. Our systems are more complicated. We’re not like everyone else. We have the most intense channel. If we go down, we are in trouble. You can come up with as many lines as you want but at the end of the day it still boils down to this – “Leading teams and delivering Code” – and if you aren’t doing those things, yes you are different, but the bigger question is – what are you doing?

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