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Multiple dimensions of quality assurance

25 August 2020 ·

Having spoken and written many times about situations never being black and white, and often having multiple dimensions, I found myself some time ago talking about this in the context … Continue reading Multiple dimensions of quality assurance

Making your point… but not too much

18 August 2020 ·

One of my minor frustrations with political discussion is that it’s almost entirely word-based. Radio works well for political discussion; television is the same as radio, but you get to … Continue reading Making your point… but not too much

Earning a seat at the table

11 August 2020 ·

One of the frustrations I sometimes hear from people in tech teams is that they’re not included sufficiently in significant decisions, or that they know how to solve several of … Continue reading Earning a seat at the table

Learning by doing… a cricket match

28 July 2020 ·

I’ve never been able to appreciate cricket as much as I’d like (I do feel affinity with the writer who described it as “sunbathing with rules”) but I do like … Continue reading Learning by doing… a cricket match

Considering a flexible architecture

21 July 2020 ·

Last week I recalled a disussion I had about understanding the quality of a software architecture. As part of that conversation the head of the company was interested in flexibility: … Continue reading Considering a flexible architecture

Considering the quality of an architecture

14 July 2020 · 4 Comments ·

The head of a company recently asked me about the quality of their software architecture. He didn’t have a technical background, and was concerned that his technology team was producing … Continue reading Considering the quality of an architecture

Agile meetings…?

7 July 2020 · 2 Comments ·

Some time ago I was in an organisation that was very keen to adopt agile ways of working. They had some basic training, but didn’t know how to fully embrace … Continue reading Agile meetings…?

Don’t assume – talk

30 June 2020 ·

It’s easy and necessary to make assumptions. If we didn’t make assumptions then we would never make any progress in our work; we would have to stop and check everything. … Continue reading Don’t assume – talk

Know when your plan will fail

23 June 2020 ·

The other day I was listening to a talk by Russ Vane about how to effectively design public policy. I last attended a talk by him several years ago, and … Continue reading Know when your plan will fail

Comparing requirements with needs

16 June 2020 ·

Throughout almost all of my technology career I’ve been involved with making sure the requirements are specified and implemented well for the products and projects I’ve been responsible for. But … Continue reading Comparing requirements with needs

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