Two of my favourite estimation conversations (roles are indicative, not pointing fingers).The What Is It?Project Manager: “How long will it take you to test our disaster recovery solution?”Me: “What’s your disaster recovery solution?”Project Manager: “We […]
Bad Work
Careers often hinge on shifts in mind-set and I feel as if I have gone beyond a turning point in how I regard my career. In fact I think it is the first time I […]
Discipline? I don’t know the meaning of the word
…..as uttered by the infamous Liam Gallagher. We still fall for it in the development world don’t we? The cult of the ‘hero’ or ‘rockstar’: Extremely deep knowledge of their chosen technology? Very often and […]
My name is Ash, and I was a manager
“My name is Ash, and I was a manager” Sometimes I feel like I should say that in a circle of other former managers and get a ripple of applause for admitting it. Pitchforks at […]
Scaling schmaling
‘Scaling agile’ appears to be the latest organisational obsession. I appear beset on all sides by the latest scaling framework for agile ways of working. SAFe, LeSS and even DAD are examples of acronym driven […]
Diagram Industries 