A few years back I was talking to a team leader about their delivery schedule. Some of her stakeholders were keen on a planning to have two milestones every quarter—that … Continue reading Sharing the stakeholders’ mindset
Category: Project management
Incremental delivery takes practice
I was talking once to a company director about the problems he was having with his company’s digital projects. He said that although they tracked their projects carefully, disastrous problems … Continue reading Incremental delivery takes practice
Not delivering creates distractions
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
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
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
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
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
What makes a good plan?
In the new trailer to the forthcoming film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” we get the following entertaining exchange. A group of thieves are trying to recruit an elf … Continue reading What makes a good plan?
“Don’t you trust us?”
Once upon a time I was responsible for a number of teams on a particular project. We were all office-based, and one team had a habit of not visualising its … Continue reading “Don’t you trust us?”
Three financial benefits of time-saving investments
When we want to make a time-saving investment we often have to create a formal business justification. When I say “time-saving investment” I’m thinking about addressing tech debt, buying and … Continue reading Three financial benefits of time-saving investments
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