Project management

September 7, 2024

Earlier this year we needed an intermediate PM. We found one who was available: . We hired him to fix a project and also teach some non-obvious principles to the PMs of my team. This post is a summary...

August 12, 2024

Deadlines are important. They focus us. They bring a team together. In fact, reaching deadlines with your team is one of the best experiences. There's nothing quite like the rush of adrenaline and sen...

February 1, 2024

Quality is an accumulation of subsequent right decisions. This chain of events leads to a great product. If one part is broken, a feature might only work part of the time. Or a software is slow. Or da...

January 15, 2024

Pilots use a checklist before taking off. Common sense, right? Then why not use a checklist for going live with your software? We are using these points in my software company for bringing new softwar...

January 28, 2023

Technical debt is actually something we want. At least early in a project. I know that's counterintuitive - let me explain. In the later stages it can be deadly for a project. It can reach a tipping p...

January 18, 2023

I once joined a new team as a freelancer. Back then "agile" was all the rage, and the client jumped on the band wagen. We had the whole suite, even a scrum coach (in addition to the project managers)....

January 23, 2022

This was posted on our and on my twitter 1/ Situation: You hired a UX designer, and they asked for specs. Now what? Are user stories the best way to communicate with them? Possibly. What about some...