Once upon a time I was with a number of colleagues and my then-boss, who had just come out of a meeting with the CEO. “He wants us to improve … Continue reading Not delivering creates distractions
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Escaping black and white thinking—in pictures
The other day I was discussing with Tom Gilb my approach for breaking out of black and white thinking. I was saying that when presented with two undesirable options it’s … Continue reading Escaping black and white thinking—in pictures
Neglecting the small stuff for lack of the big stuff
It’s true that producing stuff (eg developing a digital product) without an overall strategy is problematic. All that producing-stuff without clear purpose or direction is probably not entirely wasted, but … Continue reading Neglecting the small stuff for lack of the big stuff
Seeking alignment of the stars
A while back I read an article about the hit 1997 Nintendo game GoldenEye, and it was notable how one of its key software developers didn’t rush to take too … Continue reading Seeking alignment of the stars
Models as the basis for a conversation
The other week I sat down to work out what on earth was happening in our economy. At the time the (now former) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (now former) … Continue reading Models as the basis for a conversation
Freedom and limitations for teams
I’ve often been involved with defining processes for teams to work together. Some organisations want a standard process for all teams—that every event (or “ceremony”) is agreed, producing standard documents … Continue reading Freedom and limitations for teams
It’s always worthwhile to demo
A common practice in agile development is to demo your progress to your stakeholders at the end of each iteration—usually every two weeks. But I’ve worked with many, many people … Continue reading It’s always worthwhile to demo
Better collaboration through precise language
The other day I was watching a presentation about domain driven design. I was very happy to see this because the speaker was introducing the audience to one of the … Continue reading Better collaboration through precise language
The benefits of a second class mind
The other day I was discussing with a friend the collapse in value of the pound brought about by a prime minister and chancellor who launched a significant, sudden and … Continue reading The benefits of a second class mind
Seeing how the sausage is made
I talk to people a lot about process and, depending on the issue at hand, often talk about “seeing how the sausage is made”, particularly in relation to external stakeholders. … Continue reading Seeing how the sausage is made
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