How To Win At Jira
or where did my issues go? It’s the tool we all love to hate. But it’s good to occasionally acknowledge how important Jira (or Azure… Read More »How To Win At Jira
What Happened to the Fun in Software Development?
Do you find yourself wishing you’d never started a change? Do you ever dread having to go back to some code you wrote years ago?… Read More »What Happened to the Fun in Software Development?
Just Fix One Thing
You might have heard of James Clear’s Atomic Habits book – you may have even read it. One thing it breaks down for you (pun… Read More »Just Fix One Thing
Do You Love Story Points?
Story Points are the most divisive element of Agile software development. Why? Because they define a contract. They are the pinch-point that attempts to equate… Read More »Do You Love Story Points?
Approvals Come First
Have you ever been kept waiting for an approval of a software release? Chasing senior management? Explaining to people who have no clue how your… Read More »Approvals Come First
Some People Like To Fight Fires
There is something heroic about being a fire fighter, but you can’t build a whole software company out of those who get a kick out… Read More »Some People Like To Fight Fires
How Easily Can You Deliver New Features?
Can you regularly get your features into production when you want them? Can you expect to deliver something completely new in next-to-no time? The typical… Read More »How Easily Can You Deliver New Features?
The Power of the Business Case
We all want to get stuff done, right? But how do we get stuff done? We can small-picture, zoom-in on our todo list or do… Read More »The Power of the Business Case
Pull Requests cause Friction
Think about how we can improve our interactions in the sometimes emotional world of software engineering. Do Pull Requests make sense in our modern way… Read More »Pull Requests cause Friction
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
When you use the tools around you to collect your thoughts, do you think you’re doing valuable work? When you automate a piece of your… Read More »The Lies We Tell Ourselves