Toots from 2024-10-08
“We focus on understanding the problem as a team, documenting the work required and eliminating…
“We focus on understanding the problem as a team, documenting the work required and eliminating our uncertainties by breaking the work down into queues of tasks. We adjust the tasks as we receive new information or scope changes, track average task rates for the teams for projection and capacity planning without having to provide estimates at all. All of our time spent planning produces output that is both useful and reliable.”
https://www.brightball.com/articles/story-points-are-pointless-measure-queues
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“Remember, for us, staying in a guarded, don’t-show-your-cards mode is a learned habit. We coul…
“Remember, for us, staying in a guarded, don’t-show-your-cards mode is a learned habit. We couldn’t survive otherwise. It is always on. Once you get to VP or above, you learn that even the slightest gasp or eye-roll could be used against you.”
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-308-no-unforced-errors
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“In celebration of my one-year anniversary, here is a list of “cheat codes” I’ve learned …
“In celebration of my one-year anniversary, here is a list of “cheat codes” I’ve learned that accelerated my growth as a junior software engineer.”
https://kat-kime.com/cheat-codes
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“And that, maybe, leadership is the act of producing the right stories, the anecdotes that are …
“And that, maybe, leadership is the act of producing the right stories, the anecdotes that are repeated by those around you, that carry the message you want out there.”
https://registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/its-in-the-stories
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“So I don’t want to say that every time it is possible to improve things with coaching. If so…
“So I don’t want to say that every time it is possible to improve things with coaching. If someone doesn’t want to improve and is not motivated by the role and the company, they may simply not be the right person for your team.”
https://blog.novatools.org/how-to-effectively-manage-low-performers-the-cares-framework-702e00732e8d