Articles for category: Delivery

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Working Nights

If you want to get ahead, you’re going to have to put in more hours, and those hours can invariably only come at night. You don’t need to work every night, but if you want to get ahead, it’s the same as it has been for hundreds of years – work when others are sleeping. It’s asking more of you. It’s putting more on you. You don’t know if it will pay off. And it’s not for everyone.

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

One Last Tweak

There is only one last tweak, fix or change to make. To get it just so. To make it perfect. But 10 iterations ago, it was perfect. Release it, let the users decide where the last tweak should truly go.

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

Big Projects vs Little Projects

There is no difference between big and little projects. One might need more people and money, the other might need more agility, but in the end, they are still projects with meetings, people, and processes. But they both need to get done. They still matter to someone. They both hold value. Downgrading one because it isn’t “big enough” is a copout. Cutting corners because one is too small is a surefire way to miss valuable steps. Each project needs has tasks that need to be completed by people who have an interest in seeing the project get completed and creating

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Adventurous Vacation

The best vacations are not the ones you go and relax at for a week or two. Sure, you have some parties and sun, but they aren’t the best ones. The stories we love to hear come from the adventures – trying something new, going somewhere, taking the road less travelled – those are the vacations we love. You still have time for and Adventurous Vacation this summer mixed in with some great stories.

The Loss of “Fit” Test

Product Fit. Team Fit. Market Fit. We used to care a whole bunch about “Fit” Tests. Then AI came along and made it all about “Can you get it done faster than AI Fit Test?” Or, maybe we’re not asking AI those questions.