2025-02-19 Improvement requires context If you swoop in uninformed, you might make some correct decisions, but you’ll probably make more wrong ones. Categories Posts
2025-01-22 Prioritizing work in the project with the MoSCoW method The MoSCoW method is a simple, easy-to-use method for prioritizing work by putting into one of four categories. Categories Posts
2024-08-15 Volunteers can’t be blockers Figure out which processes are truly critical and accept that the non-critical ones may get missed from time to time. If you have paid contributors, they should be responsible for the critical processes. Categories Posts
2024-07-24 A veneer of organization Building up too much process early is a way to look busy without accomplishing anything. You have to fit it to the community’s need. Categories Posts
2024-04-24 On “predetermined” outcomes You’re obliged to listen to the comments in good faith; you’re not obliged to be convinced by them. Categories Posts
2024-03-29 Getting started is just the start You’ll need to continually refine processes as you go. That’s easier if you think beyond just what you need at the start. Categories Posts
2024-03-13 Bug fixes only matter if they get to the user Any bug that blocks a release from getting to users is worthy of an immediate fix release. This is true even if the bug is minor by itself. Categories Posts
2023-09-13 What are you optimizing? If you start optimizing for a process and then discover you’re optimizing for the wrong thing, you’ve wasted time. Categories Posts
2023-06-02 Is an accidentally reverted feature a release blocker? You should have a policy in place, and it needs to be more sophisticated than “yes” or “no”. Decide when adding a feature if it should be release blocking or not. Categories Posts
2023-04-28 The solution isn’t interesting, the problem is Nobody wants to use a computer. They want to get something done. Focusing on the problem instead of the solution gets you better results. Categories Posts
