Effective Story Writing for Software Teams
Writing an effective user story in a consistent and clear way is one of the most important foundations of working…
Big Tech Won’t Save Us
A remembrance about the New York City tech scene of 2010, SFBeta in 2009, NY Tech Meetup, and a reflection…
Same Time, Same Desk: Rails Conference and React Summit
Last week in a virtual chat room at the React Summit Kent C. Dodds was asked an interesting question: What…
The WFHpocalpyse Part 3: Remote Work One Year Later
Remote work was here to stay, or was it? In 2020 we explored how it was work remotely, but the…
A “Free Hand” At the Bagel Shop (and, On Software Project Estimation)
Software development, like a bagel shop, has several queues encountering different wait states. Ideally, an efficient scrum reduces muda and…
The One About the Chickens and The Pigs (aka What Stand-up Is and What Stand-up Isn’t)
The one about the chickens and the pigs is an old part of scrum folklore. It is outdated and sexist.…
The WFHpocalypse Part 2: Thoughts on On-Site Work
Years ago I was conversing with a friend in the field— a UX developer who worked at large Ruby consulting…
The WFHpocalypse Part 1: Thoughts on Remote Work
Since the global quarantine working-from-home, or remote work, seems to be everything anyone can talk about. About 15 years ago…
Working from WeWork During a Pandemic
I sit here as the World Health Organization declared last night a global pandemic due to COVID-19, and all everyone…