I haven’t done a weeknote in a long while for a number of reasons, so thought I would try to do at least some brief thoughts and things I read for each week. There might not be any explanations or rationale to keep things simple. Interesting read, trying hard to…

Every now and then I see the classic MVP image from https://blog.crisp.se/2016/01/25/henrikkniberg/making-sense-of-mvp and then think about the “2 pizza team” rule (for example read https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/24/the-two-pizza-rule-and-the-secret-of-amazons-success) so decided to blend the two and drew this

This is another “thinking out loud” post, trying to bring together various thoughts and ideas whizzing around my head. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way a lot of people work, with many working from home. There are the obvious challenges that have been talked about different ways of communicating…

Or keep the light bulbs on Given the recent state of things I have been reflecting on stuff. I read these articles that all clearly rang bells in my head. A clear articulation of what I have been trying to do for a while and convince others of the value of doing: Speed Up by Slowing Down Achieving sustainable pace in software developmentmedium.com I’ve been reflecting on…

It started when I was commuting home from work on the bus and decided to listen to a podcast called “My life as a” on BBC Sounds in which Derren Brown was talking about the “Stoics” and their approach to life. I had never really heard about the Stoics, and…

I have been rubbish at writing weeknotes, and have not found time to read the Medium recommended posts, and have also found the recommendations to be not great. I have found weeknotes to be a good way to stop and think about things during the week, but I am not sure of the value to others. Being totally selfish I prefer to spend the time and money on myself and my family. So, I have decided to cancel my Medium subscription for now, and see if I miss it.

This week has been a mixture of preparation for a live release at the weekend, focussing on the following release, and looking at designs for the upcoming office move. Estimating I have been talking at work with the head of the QA team on improving how we estimate and plan in…

I’ve not written notes for a bit, so here is a bit of a dump of recent thoughts. User needs in the real world I’ve been continuring the work on a new office, which has involved looking the favourite new office for broadband, office design and pre-lease discussion snags. I have also been looking at what…

I am rubbish at writing weeknotes. They are all full of drivel and waffle. I can’t even write them once a week. I bet no one ever reads them. So f**king what? These past few weeks have had me reflecting on “imposter syndrome” once again. It started by a Twitter…