May 7, 2022
But you think you only have one right now because that is the one in front of you that you don’t know what to do with. But if you have the chance now, if you are looking the opportunity dead in the eyes right now, chances are you will have it again. You have to be willing to fight to get back to it. But it will be there.
May 6, 2022
Stunted Meetings are those where nothing gets accomplished. We go through the motions in the effort to achieve something, but the point, the magic of what it could be is gone and missing. All that is left are motions, motions we are going through, on their way to becoming emails. A Stunted Meeting is a stale meeting, one that is no longer fresh, no longer interesting and no one truly cares if they miss it. There are one of two cures for Stunted Meetings – change the topic, change the membership or do both.
April 30, 2022
There are lots of discussions coming out on work weeks… When should we work? How long should we work for? When should we take breaks? When should we send and write emails? How about instead of hiring people based on time, we hire them based on delivery. We need X delivered in the next Y months? Is that possible? Great go make it happen. The goal is that they get it done (and it’s reasonable) – if they finish it before, great – that’s their bonus. Might not be perfect, but crazier things have been tried.
April 26, 2022
Bugs become features, whether on purpose or by accident. Taken one by one you’ll fix the immediate issue, but if you’re not grouping them together, looking at the big picture, seeing if there is a feature hidden amongst all those issues. You’re doomed to fix them over and over and over again.
April 19, 2022
Regression testing is when you re-test everything in your suite to see if it still does the same thing it originally did (correctly). Sanity testing is the bare minimum testing that validates your core product to ensure it can do the most primal functions necessary to survive. Coverage looks at how far your testing extends – does it extend to everything you need it to reach? Leadership is knowing where, when, and how you need each one but more importantly, knowing when to pump the brakes when you are about to ship your final product.
