My Blog
Writing about software, product building, and practical AI.
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Why Outcomes Matter More Than Fixed Attendance in Creative Work
Fixed attendance is easy to count, but it is a poor measure of creative contribution. Clear outcomes, autonomy, feedback and protected focus make a stronger operating model...
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Why Standardised Processes Fail Creative Technical Teams
Standardisation helps until it treats skilled people as interchangeable operators. When enterprise process replaces frontline judgement, creative technical work becomes...
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Thought - Who are you talking to?
Remember, you're always talking to your game players, the end audience. You're not talking to the middle man, the Interviewer, Lead Designer, Journalist or your Manager. Think...
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Marketing your video game is everyone's job
In a world of freelancers, contractors and small, tight development
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What Does Quality Mean in Creative and Technical Work?
Quality is not a decorative label or the amount of effort somebody spent. It is a judgement against explicit expectations: fitness for purpose, reliability, craft and the trade...
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Why No Delivery Process Works for Every Team and Project
Scrum, PRINCE2, Lean and XP can all help. None removes the need to understand the team, uncertainty and constraints in front of you. A delivery process is a working hypothesis,...
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How do you think?
When working with other people it's important to consider how they see things, as their view is often very different from your own perspective. In our
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Opinion - Small businesses STOP USING AUTOMATED REPLIES!
If there's one thing I hate, it's receiving an automated reply from a
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Thought - How do you prefer to communicate?
There are many ways to communicate with people, what's your preference?
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Why Teams Need Slack to Handle Change and Keep Improving
A team planned at full capacity has no room for illness, discovery, maintenance or a better idea. Slack is not idleness: it is the spare capacity that keeps ordinary change...
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