Start early. It always takes longer. Always.
Start now. You can take it easy later. I was working on a the later stages of a bigger project. We knew that some steps… Read More »Start early. It always takes longer. Always.
Go beyond the textbook
Textbooks are not collaborative enough. A good textbook in my view is one with lots of useful information laid out in an accessible manner. It… Read More »Go beyond the textbook
Get the app in people’s hands
Until people use your work it’s just fluff. I’m busy trying to get an app into people’s hands for testing. It’s so close, and so… Read More »Get the app in people’s hands
Find your happy place conference
Talking and listening to others helps ground your ideas and assumptions. Last weekend was Play4Agile 2025. It was another wonderful gathering of people at the… Read More »Find your happy place conference
There’s more to life than work
Teach people to integrate work and life together to avoid burnout. The hero and martyr culture is sadly being revived. This is not good. It… Read More »There’s more to life than work
Aim for evolvable
Make your work easy to change. Teach your people to make it easy to make changes to their work. They will not be able to… Read More »Aim for evolvable
Make learning experiential
Create opportunities for people to practice the thing you’re talking about. People learn what you teach them when they have an opportunity to practice what… Read More »Make learning experiential
Some manual testing is necessary
Automate repeats and explore options manually. I went too far in the last post on automated testing. I was in a hurry to get it… Read More »Some manual testing is necessary
Testing makes feedback easier
Always be adding tests for faster feedback. We always need feedback on our work. Is it the right colour, tone of voice, does it work… Read More »Testing makes feedback easier
Use small commits to focus your work
Small commits offer more safety than big ones in development. We should be teaching teams to work in small slices. As part of that they… Read More »Use small commits to focus your work