When Abandoning Code Reviews Leads To Better Results
The first time I was on a team that abandoned pull-requests and code reviews was back in 2011. I would keep pushing…
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The Impossible Bar Of A Professional
The deadline is approaching and there is still so much to do. Workdays get longer, the rigor that normally applied to…
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Taking Two Bites Of An Ice Cream Cone
Often I wind up working with teams and managers who want to know more about how to get started with automated testing or…
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Thinking On The Theory Of Constraints
About a decade ago, a book called The Phoenix Project swept through the IT community. It is an incredibly relatable…
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When To Stop Work
There are a number of times in any given project or product development cycle where you might have to consider…
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On The Front Lines
When many companies want to bring about change they primarily train and inform people as to the new behaviors and…
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How To Make Software Development Predictable
I wrote an article last week about the Theory of Constraints. In particular, I highlighted how variability is probably…
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Poorly Built Racecars Dont Win
Imagine you are setting off to win an ambitious car race. You assemble a team of folks with plenty of experience and lay…
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