Articles for category: Delivery

March 8, 2025

Greg Thomas

Old Licensing

When your company is new, your licensing model is simple and perhaps even non-existent. “Want our product, please take it, and thanks for using it.” “Want to use it for your team?  Here’s a team license.” “Want to use it for this building?  Here’s a site license.” Simple, achieves the goal. You might not need a license today, but if your customers need to hire a licensing expert to understand what they need to buy – you’ve lost the narrative. Keep it simple, know what you want it to look like in 5 years, whether it’s free today or paid

March 5, 2025

Greg Thomas

Deploying Parallel Software

Upgrades used to control Software Delivery. How well do you upgrade from one version to the other, do you run them side-by-side, etc, etc? When we deployed client/server the big separator is that they were ALWAYS distinct. Now we live in a world where we can “toggle” between the old and new, bringing about its own challenges. If you’re building software that toggles between feature sets there are a few scenarios you should always be aware of; Make sure one setting doesn’t bleed into the other. Keep them independent. If you’re introducing the toggling to get feedback, ask for it,

February 26, 2025

Greg Thomas

Changing the Plan

If you can’t change your plans, you shouldn’t be planning. This isn’t a complicated post – if you aren’t willing to change your plan – you shouldn’t be planning. Because plans always change.