Category Archives: team

Sleep on it

Posted on 2021-08-16 by Graham

In my experience, the best way to get a high-quality software product is to take your time, not crunch to some deadline. On one project I led, after a couple of months we realised that the feature goals (ALL of … Continue reading →

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There is no “us” in team

Posted on 2021-06-10 by Graham

I’ve talked before about the non-team team dynamic that is “one person per task”. Where the management and engineers collude to push the organisation beyond a sustainable pace by making sure that at all times, each individual is kept busy … Continue reading →

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One person per task

Posted on 2021-03-25 by Graham

One of the least teamy things I see with software teams is limiting the maximum and minimum number of items of work in process – tasks, stories, whatever you call them – both to the number of developers on the … Continue reading →

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Stay on target…

Posted on 2020-04-07 by Graham

I introduce the kind of customer who needs the Labrary’s advice with the following description: Your software team was a sight to behold, when it started out. You very quickly got to an MVP, validated its fit with early successes, … Continue reading →

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