When everything blows up

Production issues will happen. How can you find some order in the chaos?

James Stanier
Aug 31, 2018 · 8 min read
Oh dear… (Source: ROMEO nuclear test, Atomic Bomb Test Photos)

It’s August. You’re having a decent week. Looking over the top of your monitor, you can see that it’s pretty quiet in the office. Many of the engineers are on their summer vacation since their kids are off school, and they’ve picked a perfect moment to do so: the afternoon sky is a deep azure blue and…

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James Stanier

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VP Engineering @brandwatch. Writing things that interest me. Hopefully they'll interest you as well.

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