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Outcome thinking applied to estimation (TLDR; it is mainly wasted effort)
Outcome thinking applied to estimation (TLDR; it is mainly wasted effort)
Most effort in estimating software development is wasted. Here’s why and where our effort is better spent.
Daniel Walters
Oct 3
The ‘soil sample’ technique as an alternative to firehose drinking
The ‘soil sample’ technique as an alternative to firehose drinking
Daniel Walters
Mar 18
A leader’s prime responsibility is to provide context
A leader’s prime responsibility is to provide context
A good use of a leader’s effort is to provide their team context. So what is context, and what context is most useful for software…
Daniel Walters
Feb 6
Two impactful ideas to apply in software product development (part 2)
Two impactful ideas to apply in software product development (part 2)
In part 2 we dig deeper into the two ideas we introduced in part 1
Daniel Walters
Aug 28, 2023
Two impactful ideas to apply in software product development
Two impactful ideas to apply in software product development
In this publication, I look at the planning and execution of software products from many angles. I have also been critical of the…
Daniel Walters
Aug 28, 2023
Thinking holistically about customer experience
Thinking holistically about customer experience
When you look through verbatims of customer satisfaction or NPS surveys you will notice a wide range of feedback. Some will be what you…
Daniel Walters
Aug 10, 2023
The side-effects of only having goals at team-level
The side-effects of only having goals at team-level
As this publication is evidence, I have found goal-setting to be a powerful and effective tool. But setting goals is in itself creating…
Daniel Walters
Aug 3, 2023
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A new orthodoxy awaits us
A new orthodoxy awaits us
In the zeitgeist of product development, the hive mind is slowly, through repeated exploration, moulding a new orthodoxy. A set of…
Daniel Walters
Apr 28, 2020
Thinking in terms of outcomes
Thinking in terms of outcomes
Its not a new idea (MBO — Management By Objectives etc.) and it seems almost so obvious that it doesn’t bear saying but amazingly most…
Daniel Walters
Apr 29, 2020
OKRs are a powerful yet incomplete idea
OKRs are a powerful yet incomplete idea
The approach has some really powerful elements and some limitations that are important to be aware of.
Daniel Walters
Apr 30, 2020
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