Hey there!Last week my wife and I decided to sell our home. Then, foolishly, we said we'd try to have it ready for showing in 10 days.Now, there's a paradox I've been describing for a few years now that is in play. You see, when confronted with so ma...

Happy Friday!This week I was inspired to write based on some other people's conversation. First up is about code reviews. While I do think code reviews are really valuable, I also believe there is an even better way to do them. So that's what one of...

Hi there,For some reason I've been on a kick writing about estimation and things like that lately. Below you'll find an article that introduces six different estimation techniques that I've used at different times.Since you all are on my newsletter I...

Hi there,I've been thinking quite a bit of how teams break up. This is probably pretty clear from my recent newsletters.Along those lines, I've updated a lot of my services and offerings to reflect what I can truly call my expertise, and one of those...

Hi there,This week I have a mix of things to write about. I'll start by talking a little bit about estimation. I wrote an article about the way I use a technique called affinity estimation. It focuses on really rapid relative sizing and only assignin...

Hi there,I recently picked up the book Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck. I think this book is on a lot of people's lists as a great book to read, and so I finally picked it up. I'm about halfway through it, and I already find myself reflecting on my life a...

Hi there,I hope your week has gone well and is coming to close on a high-note. I want to share two things in this email.I'm currently helping a team transition their work away as their contract comes to a close. One thing I've observed about these tr...

Hi there,Today I'll be keeping this email a bit short. I live in Texas and it's been a crazy week with all the weather. Yesterday marked the last day of freezing weather from the storm, so I'm hopeful things recover quickly.I managed to write an arti...

Hey there,Today I'm going to mix things up a bit. I've been consumed with a bunch of riveting things like tax season and moving to a new bank after finding out mine is closing. I didn't really think banks closed anymore, but there you go!My attention...

Hi there,Hope you're doing well this Friday! I've been giving a lot of thought to some of the more extreme or stressful moments of my career. I wrote several articles this week to get my energy out.One article is about my thoughts around the push and...