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November 9, 2015

Greg Thomas

Dress for the job you want right?

How many uniforms have you worn throughout your different jobs in your life?  Fast Food, Grocery Store, Housekeeper, Lawyer? Steve Jobs epitomized the whole “only wear one thing and then you have one less decision to make” movement where some have followed to the extent of buying up their favourite shirt and pants in bulk so they are not literally wearing the same thing every day. I can’t do that.  Although I am far, far away from being any sort of a fashionista, I do like the variety in my life. I have noticed over time that I do dress

November 8, 2015

Greg Thomas

How to give your Two Weeks notice

At some point in your life, you’re going to leave the job you are currently doing.  It might be to completely leave the company you are with or maybe do a side-step to another group/department in that existing company.  The point is, you are leaving, others are not. Reasons why you might be leaving could include (but not be limited to) – I’m not challenged any more, I don’t feel like I’m compensated for what I do, the projects don’t interest me, I don’t like how Jeff takes 35 minutes to make his Espresso Latte in the morning holding everyone up,

November 6, 2015

Greg Thomas

Leadership does not happen all at once

We like things to come fast, done in a day, home for dinner, sitting by the fire, reading our book. Job well done. Some tasks can follow this pattern, some tasks can be done in a day, leadership is not one of those tasks and there is no grand event that dictates that you are now a leader. Managers get up in front of their team and tell them where they are going to go, Leaders get up in front of their team and take them on the journey of where they are going.  That journey does not happen overnight, it

November 3, 2015

Greg Thomas

A Year of Ramblis

So, it’s been one year since I started Rambli and I am writing this post from where it started – Seattle. By the numbers… 81 Posts 2 SlideShare Presentations 1 altMBA Program Not bad for one year… now it’s time to double it. Measure Your Mark.

November 3, 2015

Greg Thomas

Factors of Software Estimation – Slush

The last and final piece of any software estimation is knowing what you don’t know. Let’s review… Experience gives you the background to know what type of problem you are trying to solve, what should I be asking, what pieces of history and context do I bring to this estimate. Knowledge is the frame on what do I know about this domain, is this my area of expertise and what do I have that I can leverage to fix this problem. Understanding the Problem is about avoiding the trap of glazing over the problem and not getting a proper description